Orion Campbell
Papers
6
Total Citations
81
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About
Orion Campbell is a roboticist whose research lies at the intersection of humanoid control, actuation design, and human-robot interaction. His most impactful work, "Computationally-Robust and Efficient Prioritized Whole-Body Controller with Contact Constraints" (43 citations), introduces novel methods for multi-objective control of humanoid robots, achieving unprecedented algorithmic efficiency and robustness by incorporating centroidal momentum dynamics. Campbell is perhaps best known for pioneering the viscoelastic liquid cooled actuator (VLCA), a breakthrough actuation technology that simultaneously excels in energy efficiency, torque density, impact resistance, and controllability—five critical axes essential for dynamic legged locomotion. His empirical investigations of VLCAs in robotic legs have demonstrated their superiority over existing actuators, with applications spanning from bipedal locomotion to impact-resistant systems. Campbell has also advanced kinodynamic planning for bipedal robots navigating complex environments with moving obstacles, and explored model predictive control to generate human-aware policies for assistive robots. His work bridges fundamental actuation science with practical control theory, establishing him as a key figure in enabling more capable, efficient, and safe legged robots for real-world deployment.
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- 4Fast Kinodynamic Bipedal Locomotion Planning with Moving Obstacles4 citations · 2018
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