Welcome to the website for the Motion Research Group in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo directed by Professor John McPhee. We specialize in dynamic simulation, model-based control, and design optimization of mechanical, mechatronic, and biomechatronic multibody systems.
News
John McPhee Interviewed by Radio-Canada on the World Humanoid Robot Games
John McPhee, Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics, was featured by Radio-Canada to share his expertise on the rapidly evolving world of humanoid robotics and the recent World Humanoid Robot Games. Read the full article here.
MoRG upper-limb exoskeleton research published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Congratulations to Yuntian Wang and Professor John McPhee for the publication of "Model-based Variable Impedance Control of Active-Passive Upper-Limb Exoskeleton Assistance and Vibration Attenuation" in the journal IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
Convocation 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 MoRG graduates!
(Left to right in the photo: Bhavya Giri Goswami, Prof. John McPhee, Hisham Mohammad, Vasylysa Korovkina.)