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XIAOBIN XIONG

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Raw average: 1.93/5 from 15 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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ME 601
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
The course is challenging because he put quite a lot of stuff into a single course. I found that while some of the math were complex, they were quite manageable with a bit of extra effort outside of class. He also post pre-view videos and recorded videos, making it accessible. Impressed by high quality final projects. I recommend this course.
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ME 601
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
601 is hard. The TA is nice. The midterm is impossibly hard. The syllabus is too full and very math dense and not related to the homework. But the grading is okay, as there are extra credits. He is a very research guy. If you want to do some research on robotics this is definitly a good class to take and Xiong is a good researcher to talk to.
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ME 340
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Lectures were rambling nonsense and never applicable to the homework. Xiaobin straight up told us that the exam was going to be nothing like the homework's and every single homework took hours and hours to complete. The practice exam problems never looked like the actual exam and the average scores on tests were 15 pts lower than the other class.
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ME 601
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
The course is really challenging. Fortunately, it covers enough topics in robot motion like modeling, planning, control, estimation. Prof. Xiong and his student worked really hard to create and provide this course.
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ME 601
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
This course is likely to be the only math deep ROBOTICS course in this university. The course is very difficult to me since I am a first year ms student with no robotics background. Prof. Xiong wants to present as much as he could, so a little too much math I guess. Be prepared. I never regret taking it.
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ME 340
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Xiaobin was one of the worst professors I have had. Attending lecture was less than helpful, but unfortunately it was mandatory. He does not know how to teach, and highly prioritizes his research over teaching. Lectures consisted of him going on tangents about the slides while scribbling on them incomprehensively and mumbling at the front.
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Classes with XIAOBIN XIONG

ME 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

ME 299 is an independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Alejandro RoldanXiangru Xu+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2022 · limited sample
ME 790

Master's Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+25 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 299Independent Study
Fall 2025ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2025ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2025ME 340Dynamic Systems
Spring 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 299Independent Study
Fall 2024ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 299Independent Study
Fall 2023ME 340Dynamic Systems
Fall 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis

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