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Saman Lessanibahri is a robotics researcher specializing in cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs), with a particular focus on mechanical design, workspace analysis, and kinetostatic modeling. His work sits at the intersection of structural innovation and practical robotics engineering, pushing the boundaries of what cable-driven systems can achieve in terms of orientation freedom and payload capacity. Lessanibahri's most significant contribution is the development and analysis of a CDPR with an embedded tilt-roll wrist — a hybrid robotic architecture that dramatically expands the orientation workspace of cable-driven systems, a historically limiting factor in the field. This work, published in both conference and journal forms, has accumulated over 30 citations and represents a meaningful advance in dexterous cable-robot design. His research on parasitic inclinations in cable loop systems and twist feasibility analysis further demonstrates his rigorous analytical approach to understanding the geometric and mechanical constraints inherent in CDPRs. He has also contributed practical innovations through his planar Cable-Driven Parallel Crane concept, offering cost-effective alternatives to traditional bridge cranes. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 60 across his published works, Lessanibahri's research is making a tangible impact on the robotics community's understanding of flexible, high-performance cable-driven systems.