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Huei Ee Yap is a robotics researcher whose work spans dynamic locomotion, human-robot interaction, and industrial automation. Yap is best known for pioneering control strategies that enable two-wheeled mobile robots to traverse complex terrains, particularly stairs and steps. In their highly cited 2012 paper, Yap introduced a novel approach using the robot’s drive wheels as reaction wheels during flight to generate torque, allowing the robot to adjust its landing angle and maintain balance—a breakthrough for agile, minimalist robot design. This work, which has garnered 9 citations, was further refined in a 2013 follow-up study (4 citations) that extended the technique to dynamic step traversal. Yap also contributed to assistive robotics with the development of an intraoral interface for human-ability extension systems (2016, 7 citations), enabling supernumerary limbs controlled by the mouth. Most recently, Yap has advanced industrial robotics with a plasma cutting articulated robot system featuring a torch angle sensor (2025), improving precision in large-scale steel fabrication. With a career that bridges theoretical control and practical application, Yap’s research continues to influence both mobile robot locomotion and human augmentation technologies.