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Robotic Locomotion and Control

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Pierre Karashchuk
University of Washington
2
Robert Baines
Purdue University West Lafayette
3
Runqi Chai
Beijing Institute of Technology
4
Ruben Grandia
ETH Zurich
5
David Hoeller
ETH Zurich
6
William R. T. Roderick
Stanford University
7
Matthew Chignoli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8
Gabriel B. Margolis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9
Guillaume Bellegarda
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
10
Marko Bjelonic
ETH Zurich

Rising Stars Papers

1
ANYmal parkour: Learning agile navigation for quadrupedal robots
Science Robotics|2024
220 cit.
2
Cooperative motion planning and control for aerial-ground autonomous systems: Methods and applications
Progress in Aerospace Sciences|2024
164 cit.
3
Rapid locomotion via reinforcement learning
The International Journal of Robotics Research|2024
107 cit.
4
A Two Phases Multiobjective Trajectory Optimization Scheme for Multi-UGVs in the Sight of the First Aid Scenario
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics|2024
93 cit.
5
Robust quadruped jumping via deep reinforcement learning
Robotics and Autonomous Systems|2024
38 cit.
6
Visual CPG-RL: Learning Central Pattern Generators for Visually-Guided Quadruped Locomotion
Unknown Journal|2024
22 cit.
7
Quadruped-Frog: Rapid Online Optimization of Continuous Quadruped Jumping
Unknown Journal|2024
12 cit.
8
The need for reproducible research in soft robotics
Nature Machine Intelligence|2024
8 cit.
9
URDF+: An Enhanced URDF for Robots with Kinematic Loops
Unknown Journal|2024
6 cit.
10
Adaptive Dual-Loop Disturbance Observer-Based Robust Model Predictive Tracking Control for Autonomous Hypersonic Vehicles
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica|2025
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mark A. Hoepflinger
ETH Zurich
2
Jemin Hwangbo
ETH Zurich
3
Patrick M. Wensing
University of Notre Dame
4
Marcello Calisti
Piaggio (Italy)
5
Rebecca Kramer‐Bottiglio
Yale University
6
Amanda Prorok
University of Cambridge
7
Bingni W. Brunton
University of Washington
8
Quan Nguyen
Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology
9
Arash Ajoudani
Italian Institute of Technology
10
Kazuto Murase
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis
Nature|2022
290 cit.
2
Concurrent Training of a Control Policy and a State Estimator for Dynamic and Robust Legged Locomotion
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters|2022
180 cit.
3
Optimization-Based Control for Dynamic Legged Robots
IEEE Transactions on Robotics|2023
166 cit.
4
Learning quadrupedal locomotion on deformable terrain
Science Robotics|2023
147 cit.
5
An Online Framework for Cognitive Load Assessment in Industrial Tasks
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing|2022
76 cit.
6
Stretchable Arduinos embedded in soft robots
Science Robotics|2024
69 cit.
7
Pick the Right Co-Worker: Online Assessment of Cognitive Ergonomics in Human–Robot Collaborative Assembly
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems|2022
65 cit.
8
An ergonomic role allocation framework for dynamic human–robot collaborative tasks
Journal of Manufacturing Systems|2023
65 cit.
9
Emergent behaviour and neural dynamics in artificial agents tracking odour plumes
Nature Machine Intelligence|2023
62 cit.
10
Not Only Rewards but Also Constraints: Applications on Legged Robot Locomotion
IEEE Transactions on Robotics|2024
58 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Marco Hutter
Robotic Technology (United States)
2
Sangbae Kim
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Daniel E. Koditschek
Yale University
4
Darwin G. Caldwell
Italian Institute of Technology
5
Andy Ruina
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
6
Auke Jan Ijspeert
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
7
Arthur D. Kuo
University of Calgary
8
Jessy W. Grizzle
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
9
Stefan Schaal
Google (United States)
10
Aaron D. Ames
California Institute of Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Slip instability and state variable friction laws
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres|1983
3.3k cit.
2
Exact robot navigation using artificial potential functions
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation|1992
1.8k cit.
3
Locally Weighted Learning
Artificial Intelligence Review|1997
1.7k cit.
4
Dynamical Movement Primitives: Learning Attractor Models for Motor Behaviors
Neural Computation|2012
1.6k cit.
5
Learning agile and dynamic motor skills for legged robots
Science Robotics|2019
1.4k cit.
6
RHex: A Simple and Highly Mobile Hexapod Robot
The International Journal of Robotics Research|2001
1.3k cit.
7
From Swimming to Walking with a Salamander Robot Driven by a Spinal Cord Model
Science|2007
1.2k cit.
8
Stability of Steady Frictional Slipping
Journal of Applied Mechanics|1983
1.1k cit.
9
Active control of lateral balance in human walking
Journal of Biomechanics|2000
995 cit.
10
Control barrier function based quadratic programs with application to adaptive cruise control
Unknown Journal|2014
932 cit.

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