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Moritz Schilling is a leading roboticist whose work bridges bio-inspired locomotion and modular space robotics. His research focuses on developing intelligent, adaptive systems for legged robots—from hominid and bipedal platforms to quadrupedal machines—with an emphasis on sensor-rich, flexible designs that enhance autonomy and terrain adaptability. Schilling’s major contributions include the design and testing of the Hominid Robot Charlie (32 citations), which set new standards for robust locomotion through high sensor density, and the development of an adaptive sensor foot for bipedal and quadrupedal robots (31 citations), enabling precise force interaction with the environment. He also pioneered the integration of active spine, ankle joints, and feet for bio-inspired locomotion (26 citations), and advanced distributed computation in quadrupedal systems (25 citations) to handle high-bandwidth sensor data. More recently, Schilling has turned his expertise toward space exploration, introducing the MODKOM toolbox—an AI-powered, modular reconfigurable system for planetary missions. His work on a novel humanoid wrist parallel mechanism further showcases his versatility. With over 120 total citations across his key publications, Schilling is shaping the future of both terrestrial and extraterrestrial robotics.