Ray Song is a researcher focusing on Multimodal Sensing, Digital Fabrication and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Ray will join Multisensory Intelligence research group as a graduate student at MIT Media Lab in Fall 2025, advised by Prof. Paul Liang and Prof. Wojciech Matusik. Ray received his B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Washington (UW), working with Prof. Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prof. Maya Cakmak, Prof. Yiyue Luo.
Ray is the founder of the DXARTS Collective, a community of student artists advocating for the advancement of experimental media at the UW. Ray's creative/art work explores the creation of interactive systems that have multiple layers of meanings. His installations are not only playful on the surface but also thought-provoking, inviting viewers to and uncover hidden messages.
News. More
[2025 Jun] One demo proposal submitted to CoRL 2025.
[2025 May] Check out our latest tactile sensing paper LocoTouch: Learning Dexterous Quadrupedal Transport with Tactile Sensing.
[2025 May] Committed to join MIT Media Lab in Fall 2025.
[2025 Apr] One paper submitted to CoRL 2025.
Projects. More
Academic:
[2025] LocoTouch: Learning Dexterous Quadrupedal Transport with Tactile Sensing
[2024 - Now] Open-source Tactile Skin Toolkit
[2024] SODA: a Soft Origami Dynamic utensil for Assisted Feeding (Robosoft 2025 Spotlight)
[2024] Human-Robot Interaction Soft Interface (HRI Pioneers 2025 Honorable Mention)
Art:
[2024] Alage Arcology
[2023] Contammunication
[2022] White Model
Acknowledgements. More
Ray is deeply grateful to the following individuals who have supported, inspired, or guided me in his academic and art journey: Prof. Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prof. Maya Cakmak, Prof. Yiyue Luo,Prof. Tivon Rice, Prof. Afroditi Psarra, Prof. Esteban Agosin, Prof. Jeff Nivala, Dr. Taylor Kessler Faulkner, Dr. Amal Nanavati, Dr. Nick Walke.
Contact.
Email: rayxsong(at)mit(dot)edu
Linkedin: rayx
Image credit: Shufan
