<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Mohammad Ali | Living with Assistive and Interactive Robots (LAIR) Lab</title><link>https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/</link><atom:link href="https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Mohammad Ali</description><generator>Hugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/avatar_hu13337794669644714689.jpg</url><title>Mohammad Ali</title><link>https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/</link></image><item><title>Mohammad Ali</title><link>https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lair-lab.github.io/author/mohammad-ali/</guid><description>&lt;p>This is a placeholder profile.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Vision-Language-Action Models for pHRI</title><link>https://lair-lab.github.io/project/vla-hri/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lair-lab.github.io/project/vla-hri/</guid><description>&lt;p>Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models are power tools in robotics, but they are not trained for physical human-robot interaction. Here, we explore different methods for allowing VLAs to be safely used with humans. The first step is to develop a sim-to-real pipeline for collecting pHRI demonstrations.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>You may find the paper on ResearchGate: &lt;a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/414405124_From_Simulation_to_Human_Contact_Sim-to-Real_Tuning_of_Vision-Language-Action_Models_for_Physical_Human_Support_Motions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/414405124_From_Simulation_to_Human_Contact_Sim-to-Real_Tuning_of_Vision-Language-Action_Models_for_Physical_Human_Support_Motions&lt;/a>&lt;/p>
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