Quentin Rouxel

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Quentin Rouxel is a robotics researcher specializing in whole-body motion control, human-robot collaboration, and legged locomotion. His work bridges the gap between human teleoperation and robot execution, with a particular focus on enabling complex manipulation and locomotion tasks in real-world environments. Rouxel's most impactful contribution is his multicontact motion retargeting framework (2022, 20 citations), which allows operators to intuitively control high degree-of-freedom robots — including quadrupeds and humanoids — across challenging loco-manipulation scenarios. Complementing this, his collaborative bimanual manipulation and fuzzy inference-based assistance methods (2023, 14 citations each) advance intuitive human-robot interaction by intelligently adapting human commands to physically feasible robot behaviors. His more recent work pushes the frontier further, combining flow matching imitation learning with multi-contact whole-body control for humanoid robots (2024, 10 citations), while his SEIKO framework addresses force control on position-controlled robots — a persistent challenge in the field. Beyond research, Rouxel has demonstrated a commitment to accessible robotics through the open-source Metabot educational platform and contributions to the RoboCup Humanoid Kid-Size championship team Rhoban Football Club, winners in both 2016 and 2017. His cumulative body of work reflects a researcher dedicated to making advanced robotics both capable and deployable.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Multicontact Motion Retargeting Using Whole-Body Optimization of Full Kinematics and Sequential Force Equilibrium

   20 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Learning to Assist Bimanual Teleoperation Using Interval Type-2 Polynomial Fuzzy Inference

   14 citations · 2023
3. 3
   Collaborative Bimanual Manipulation Using Optimal Motion Adaptation and Interaction Control: Retargeting Human Commands to Feasible Robot Control References

   14 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Metabot: A Low-Cost Legged Robotics Platform for Education

   14 citations · 2016
5. 5
   Rhoban Football Club: RoboCup Humanoid Kid-Size 2017 Champion Team Paper

   13 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Dynaban, an Open-Source Alternative Firmware for Dynamixel Servo-Motors

   13 citations · 2017
7. 7
   Flow Matching Imitation Learning for Multi-Support Manipulation

   10 citations · 2024
8. 8
   Rhoban Football Club: RoboCup Humanoid Kid-Size 2016 Champion Team Paper

   7 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Learning the odometry on a small humanoid robot

   7 citations · 2016
10. 10
    Multi-Contact Whole-Body Force Control for Position-Controlled Robots

    5 citations · 2024

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