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Mustafa W. Abdullah is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on advancing industrial automation through intelligent sensor integration and adaptive manipulation. His primary research areas include automated assembly processes, force/torque sensing, and mobile robot motion planning. Abdullah’s most significant contribution lies in developing an intuitive search algorithm for peg-in-hole assembly, a notoriously complex task due to geometric uncertainties and positional variability. His 2015 paper on this approach, which combines Force/Torque sensors with vision systems, has garnered 53 citations, highlighting its impact on practical automation. He further advanced this domain by modeling Force/Torque data to estimate contact positions during assembly, enabling more precise robot control. Additionally, Abdullah has explored multi-objective optimization for mobile robot motion planning and designed a novel three-degree-of-freedom spherical-joint gripper to enhance robot flexibility. His work bridges the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world manufacturing challenges, offering solutions that improve efficiency and adaptability. For students and researchers, Abdullah’s research demonstrates how sensor-guided strategies can overcome fundamental limitations in automated assembly, making him a notable contributor to the field of industrial robotics.