Ahmad Zibafar
Papers
6
Total Citations
64
H-Index
4
About
Ahmad Zibafar’s research sits at the compelling intersection of social robotics and assistive exoskeletons, where engineering meets human interaction. He is best known for pioneering the development of **RoMa**, a hi-tech robotic mannequin designed to revolutionize visual merchandising in the fashion industry. This work, detailed in his most-cited paper (31 citations), explores how a fashionable social robot can autonomously pose and display garments, blending robotics with retail aesthetics. Beyond fashion, Zibafar has made significant contributions to rehabilitation robotics, focusing on lower limb exoskeletons. His research addresses the critical challenge of “transparency”—ensuring that exoskeletons move smoothly and intuitively with the user, rather than resisting them. He has developed innovative control strategies using series elastic actuators and advanced modeling (e.g., LLNF-NARX) to minimize interaction forces, as demonstrated in his work on the Sharif lower limb exoskeleton (9 citations). Notably, his design of a semi-passive toe joint (2018) represents a clever, low-power solution for improving gait assistance. With a growing portfolio of work cited across robotics and rehabilitation, Zibafar’s contributions are shaping how robots can both assist and engage with humans in everyday life.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1State-of-the-Art Visual Merchandising Using a Fashionable Social Robot: RoMa31 citations · 2019
- 2RoMa: A Hi-tech Robotic Mannequin for the Fashion Industry16 citations · 2017
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- 5Design and control of an assistive exoskeleton with passive toe joint2 citations · 2018
- 6Design and control of an assistive exoskeleton with passive toe joint2 citations · 2018