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Daphne Chen is a leading researcher in robotics and embodied AI, with a focus on scaling robot learning through large, diverse datasets. Her major contributions center on enabling generalist robotic policies that can generalize across tasks, environments, and hardware. She is a key contributor to the landmark **Open X-Embodiment** collaboration, which introduced a massive, multi-embodiment dataset and the RT-X model family—a foundational step toward consolidating pretrained models for robotics, akin to advances in NLP and computer vision. This work has already garnered **119 citations** since 2024. Chen also co-led the creation of **DROID**, a large-scale, in-the-wild robot manipulation dataset designed to capture diverse, real-world interactions. The primary DROID paper has accumulated **108 citations**, underscoring its impact on the field. By addressing the logistical challenges of collecting high-quality, varied manipulation data, Chen’s work is paving the way for more robust and capable robotic systems. Her research is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of generalist robot learning.