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Ahmad Faizal Salleh is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot cooperation and mobile robot design, with a particular focus on creating robots that interact naturally and intuitively with humans. His most influential contributions center on understanding the biomechanical and behavioral dynamics of cooperative tasks — specifically how humans coordinate when moving objects together — and translating these insights into robotic systems capable of mimicking human-like smoothness and fluidity. Salleh's foundational studies on human-human cooperative characteristics, including investigations into how task direction and object observation affect cooperative smoothness, have helped establish essential design principles for welfare and rehabilitation robots. These works, accumulating citations that reflect their value to the human-robot interaction community, underscore the importance of natural motion in assistive robotics for human-occupied environments. Beyond cooperation research, Salleh has also contributed to mobile robotics through the design and development of a reconfigurable screw-wheeled omnidirectional robot, addressing a critical gap in existing systems by extending omnidirectional mobility to outdoor applications. Collectively, his research reflects a consistent commitment to bridging the gap between robotic capability and human-centered usability, making him a meaningful contributor to applied robotics and assistive technology development.