Prasanth Kotaru

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Prasanth Kotaru is a robotics researcher whose work bridges dynamic locomotion and dexterous manipulation, with a focus on enabling bipedal robots to perform complex, real-world tasks. His key research areas include whole-body control, multi-contact planning, and the integration of manipulation with legged locomotion. Kotaru’s major contribution is the development of control frameworks that allow humanoid robots to simultaneously balance and interact with objects—demonstrated through his pioneering work on ball juggling with the Cassie bipedal robot. This research, published in 2020, provides both analytical and empirical methods for multitasking, offering a scalable platform for testing strategies that can generalize to more complex systems. While his most-cited paper has garnered 3 citations, its significance lies in its foundational approach to combining dynamic stability with object manipulation, a critical step toward robots that can assist in daily life. Kotaru’s work has been recognized for its innovative use of model-based control and optimization, positioning him as a rising contributor to the field of dynamic robotic behavior.