Abhimanyu Arora

Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Abhimanyu Arora is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design and control of novel, transformable legged robots, bridging the gap between agile quadrupedal locomotion and efficient wheeled mobility. His major contribution, the QuadRunner, introduces a groundbreaking semicircular leg-wheel design that allows a single robot to seamlessly switch between walking and rolling gaits. This quasi-wheel quadruped, built on the open-source Stanford Doggo platform, achieves both modes through a unique Trotting Wheel gait, demonstrating a practical fusion of bio-inspired and wheel-based locomotion. Although early in his career, Arora’s work has already garnered significant attention, with the QuadRunner paper cited 22 times—a strong indicator of its impact on the field. This achievement highlights his innovative approach to robot morphology and control, offering a promising path toward more versatile and energy-efficient mobile robots for real-world applications.