Papers
25
Total Citations
652
H-Index
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About
Houman Dallali is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of humanoid robotics, legged locomotion, and biomechanical systems. He has made significant contributions to the design, control, and simulation of advanced robotic platforms, most notably through his involvement with the WALK-MAN humanoid robot — a high-performance system engineered for unstructured, real-world environments that has garnered over 260 citations, reflecting its substantial influence on the field. His research on the compliant humanoid COMAN further advanced robust control strategies, dynamic simulation tools, and reinforcement learning-based gait optimization for robots with passive compliance. Dallali has also explored multi-legged mobile manipulation, bridging locomotion and dexterous task execution in a single robotic system. Beyond purely robotic platforms, his work extends into rehabilitative and assistive technology, including the development of a cable-driven ankle-foot prosthesis and neural network-based estimation of human ankle impedance using EMG signals. His contributions to passivity-based stabilization and whole-body control for kinematically redundant humanoids further demonstrate his breadth across theory and hardware. With a cumulative citation record spanning diverse robotics subfields, Dallali represents a versatile and impactful contributor to modern robotics research.
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Top Papers
- 1WALK‐MAN: A High‐Performance Humanoid Platform for Realistic Environments266 citations · 2017
- 2Towards a multi-legged mobile manipulator83 citations · 2016
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- 7A passivity based compliance stabilizer for humanoid robots18 citations · 2014
- 8Can active impedance protect robots from landing impact?16 citations · 2014
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