Papers
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Total Citations
203
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About
Carlotta Mummolo is a prominent robotics and biomechanics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of legged locomotion, balance stability, and human-robot interaction. Her research has made substantial contributions to the theoretical and computational foundations of biped balance analysis, developing rigorous frameworks for defining and quantifying stability boundaries in both robotic and human walking systems. Among her most influential contributions is the development of contact-dependent balance stability frameworks for biped robots, establishing comprehensive definitions of balanced, unbalanced, and "steppable" states — work that has collectively garnered over 60 citations. Her applied research on the Mina v2 powered exoskeleton (40 citations) brought these theoretical tools directly to bear on robot-assisted locomotion and patient safety, addressing critical gaps in fall-risk assessment for wearable robotic systems. Her earlier work on passive and dynamic gait measures (28 citations) laid important groundwork for understanding human walking as a design benchmark for biped robots. Beyond robotics, Mummolo has broadened her scope to model human cognitive and motor decline in aging workforces, reflecting an interdisciplinary range that extends from mechanical systems to human performance science. Her sustained output across trajectory optimization, contact planning, and whole-body momentum strategies underscores her standing as a leading voice in legged system dynamics and intelligent mobility research.
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- 1Stability of Mina v2 for Robot-Assisted Balance and Locomotion40 citations · 2018
- 2Contact-Dependent Balance Stability of Biped Robots33 citations · 2018
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