Welcome to the Motion Research Group

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.

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Congratulations to the 2026 MoRG graduates!

(Left to right in the photo: Bhavya Giri Goswami, Prof. John McPhee, Hisham Mohammad, Vasylysa Korovkina.)

The Motion Research Group's research on reducing UCL strain among baseball pitchers was recently featured on CTV News. Professor John McPhee's interview can be found here.

MASc student Yuntian Wang presented his thesis on "Design, dynamics, and control of upper-limb exoskeleton robots," — congratulations!

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