Wami Ogunbi

I gave a talk entitled "Breaking Bias, Building Bots: The Intersection between DEI and Robotics" at Saturday Morning Physics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Click on the image to watch the recording of the talk.

I attended the CRA-E SIGCSE 2025 Teaching-Track Faculty Workshop in Pittsburgh on February 26, 2025!

I have accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio Northern University, starting Fall 2025

I was selected for the Trailblazer Award from the Nigerian Professional Group.

I spoke at TEDxDetroit on September 18, 2024

I have been named a Robotics Outreach Ambassador of 2024

I will be speaking at TEDxDetroit on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Wayne State University Fieldhouse!

I'm thrilled to share that our paper, "Demonstrating a Robust Walking Algorithm for Underactuated Bipedal Robots in Non-flat, Non-stationary Environments," has been accepted for presentation at the 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024)! I look forward to presenting our work this October in Abu Dhabi.

I accepted a Visiting Faculty position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the 2024-2025 academic year!

I spoke at the University-wide Commencement Ceremony at the University of Michigan on May 4, 2024 as a student speaker. I received a standing ovation from an audience of over 70,000 in the largest stadium in North America, second largest in the world.

I spoke at the Black Celebratory at the University of Michigan on May 4, 2024 as the graduate student speaker.

I was hooded by my doctoral advisor, Jessy Grizzle, on May 3, 2024.

I spoke at the College of Engineering Graduate Student Commencement at the University of Michigan on May 1, 2024 as the student speaker. Image courtesy of Brenda Ahearn.

I had an incredible graduation photoshoot courtesy of the incredibly talented photographer, Brenda Ahearn!

I presented a poster at the Midwestern Robotics Workshop in Chicago on April 18, 2024.

I was awarded the Intersectional Advocacy Award in recognition for my dedication to honoring and advocating for the intersectional nature of students' many identities through involvement and activities.

I had the opportunity to inspire a group of high school girls from "Girls Who Code" by telling them about my PhD journey

I presented my research at the Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education on April 6, 2024.

I was officially inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Yale University on April 6, 2024.

I represented Michigan Robotics at the Robotic and Intelligent Systems Expo (RISE) at Purdue University on March 30, 2024.

I attended the National Society of Black Engineers 50th annual convention in Atlanta Georgia on March 20-23rd 2024.

I will presenting my work for the Microsoft Future Leaders in Robotics and AI: Celebrating Diversity and Innovation Seminar Series on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 2 pm EST.

I defended my PhD dissertation on January 18, 2024! (Click the image to watch a recording of my defense)

I was selected for an MLK Spirit Award on Mentoring and Inspiration

I presented my research at IROS 2023 in Detroit

I participated in iTrek 2023 where I spent 10 days in Israel learning about its start-up and tech scene

I won Engineering Innovation Runner-Up for the Three-Minute Thesis Competition, which included a $3000 prize

I attended NextProf Nexus 2023 at Georgia Tech

**Roboticist. Engineer. Historical Figure*.**

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