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Majid Fooladi is a robotics and mechanical engineering researcher whose work centers on the dynamic modeling and analysis of complex robotic systems, with a particular focus on impact-contact phenomena in multi-body mechanisms. His research addresses some of the most challenging problems in robotic dynamics, including the behavior of systems experiencing frictional and frictionless collisions during operation. Among his most significant contributions is the development of recursive algorithms for analyzing dynamics in open-loop robotic mechanisms experiencing frictionless impact-contacts, a work that has garnered 31 citations since its 2019 publication. Building on this foundation, Fooladi extended his investigations to multiple inclined and frictional impact-contacts in multi-branch robotic systems, earning 33 citations by 2020. His 2021 work on closed-chain robotic manipulators further advanced the field by modeling the distinct flight and contact phases of motion in planar closed-loop chains, accumulating 25 citations. Fooladi's research is particularly valuable for engineers designing robotic systems that interact with their environments through repeated contact, such as legged robots and manipulators. His systematic, algorithmically driven approach to impact dynamics has established him as a meaningful contributor to the computational mechanics and robotics communities.