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2026
2026
August 2026 — Yipeng Passes His Oral Preliminary Exam!
Congratulations to Yipeng on successfully passing his Oral Preliminary Exam! We are excited to celebrate this important milestone in his Ph.D. journey.
August 2026 — Stacey Nicholas Early Career Faculty Research Award
Congratulations to Prof. Yoshida on receiving the Stacey Nicholas Early Career Faculty Research Award! This project will support the development of new robotic technologies for in-home applications alongside outreach efforts to broaden participation in engineering.
August 2026 — New Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award
The MOHALA Lab received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund award to support our research at the intersection of climate, health, and engineering!
July 2026 — AISES Most Promising Engineer Professional Award
Congratulations to Prof. Yoshida on receiving the 2026 AISES Most Promising Engineer Professional Award!
June 2026 — Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute
Prof. Yoshida was selected for the 2026 Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute, a leadership development program for STEM professionals committed to advancing inclusive excellence.
June 2026 — UCLA Samueli Sports Medicine Seed Grant
The MOHALA Lab received a UCLA Samueli seed grant to develop a digital-twin framework for studying tennis biomechanics and injury prevention!
March 2026 — Four MOHALA Projects at the IEEE Haptics Symposium
Four student-led projects from the MOHALA Lab were presented at the 2026 IEEE Haptics Symposium! Our projects explored wearable haptic devices, neuromuscular haptic interfaces, multimodal perception and reaction time, and cross-modal tactile illusions. Congratulations to our student researchers!
January 2026 — New Publication on Soft Robotic Actuator Design
Our work on the design optimization and data-driven modeling of active fiber-reinforced elastomeric enclosures was published in the Journal of Robotics! The work develops new approaches for designing and modeling soft robotic actuators.
January 2026 — New Publication on Smartphone-Based Neuropathy Assessment
Our work using smartphones to assess diabetic peripheral neuropathy was published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology! The study explores accessible smartphone-based approaches for assessing sensory function in people with diabetes. Congratulations to the team!
2025
2025
November 2025 — New Publication on Soft Robots for Apple Harvesting
Our work on an everting inflatable fabric manipulator for robotic apple harvesting was published in Smart Agricultural Technology! The project explores a low-cost soft robotic approach to agricultural automation.
November 2025 — Laulima Symposium
Prof. Yoshida co-organized the Laulima Symposium, bringing together more than 200 participants from over 30 schools to build community and support students interested in STEM and higher education.
November 2025 — AISES Winds of Change Feature
Prof. Yoshida was featured in Winds of Change, the national magazine of AISES!
October 2025 — Community Building at the AISES National Conference
Prof. Yoshida helped organize ʻawa and talanoa gatherings at the AISES National Conference, creating spaces for community building, mentorship, and connection among more than 300 attendees.
August 2025 — IEEE RO-MAN NeuroDesign Keynote
Prof. Yoshida served as a keynote speaker and panelist for the NeuroDesign session at the 2025 IEEE RO-MAN Conference.
August 2025 — Harvard SEAS Feature
Harvard SEAS highlighted Prof. Yoshida's move to UCLA and the launch of his new research program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
July 2025 — New Publication on Gamifying Haptics User Studies
Our work, “Gamifying Haptics User Studies: Comparison of Response Times From Smartphone Interfaces,” was published in IEEE Transactions on Haptics! The study explores how smartphones and gamification can make haptics user studies more engaging and accessible while examining trade-offs between gamified and traditional psychophysical experiments.
July 2025 — The MOHALA Lab Begins at UCLA!
Prof. Yoshida joined UCLA as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, marking the official launch of the MOHALA Lab!
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