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Dustin Williams is a leading figure in robot-aided neurorehabilitation, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robotic technology is used to restore motor function after neurological injury. His research focuses on the design and clinical application of therapeutic robots for the upper and lower extremities, with major contributions spanning stroke rehabilitation and pediatric therapy. Williams was instrumental in the development and expansion of the iconic MIT-MANUS platform, beginning with the creation of a dedicated wrist rehabilitation module and a three-dimensional extension that transformed the original planar robot into a comprehensive workstation. He also pioneered robotic therapy for the lower limbs, designing and characterizing a novel ankle robot that has been tested with stroke patients at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, and later developed the first pediatric anklebot for children with cerebral palsy. His most influential work, the 2007 paper on a robot for wrist rehabilitation, has accumulated over 549 citations, while his ankle robot paper has garnered more than 335 citations, underscoring the profound impact of his contributions on the field of neurorehabilitation engineering.