Corentin Pfister

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243

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About

Corentin Pfister is a roboticist whose work pushes the boundaries of agile locomotion and mobile manipulation. He is best known as the lead architect of the Ascento robot, a groundbreaking two-wheeled, leg-equipped platform that can drive, balance, and perform dynamic jumps. His 2019 paper introducing Ascento has garnered over 240 citations, establishing a new paradigm for compact, high-speed robots capable of navigating complex indoor environments. Pfister’s contributions extend beyond hardware design; he has developed robust control strategies that enable these systems to recover from falls and traverse obstacles with unprecedented efficiency. His research sits at the intersection of mechanical design, real-time control, and practical field deployment, with direct applications in industrial inspection and surveillance. By demonstrating that a lightweight, two-wheeled robot can achieve both the speed of a wheeled vehicle and the agility of a legged one, Pfister has opened up new possibilities for autonomous inspection tasks. His work continues to inspire a generation of researchers seeking to build robots that are not only fast and resilient but also practical for real-world missions.