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Salman Siddiqui is a robotics researcher whose work centers on fault-tolerant robotic systems and the control of robot manipulators, with particular emphasis on applications in remote and hazardous environments such as space. His most significant contributions lie in the theoretical foundations of designing kinematically redundant manipulators that can maintain reliable operation even in the event of joint failures. His 2009 paper on equally fault-tolerant configurations, which has garnered 15 citations, advanced the field by demonstrating how nominal manipulator Jacobians can be optimally designed using the worst-case relative manipulability index as a performance criterion — a meaningful step forward from prior work on single-joint failure tolerance. His follow-up 2010 study critically examined the limitations of these approaches, acknowledging practical constraints that arise in real-world implementation. Siddiqui also contributed to trajectory control research, presenting predictive function control methods for two-link manipulators to address challenges such as structural flexibility in space robotics. His 2010 review of fault-tolerant robotics further demonstrates his commitment to synthesizing and advancing this niche but critically important field, making his work valuable reading for researchers focused on robotic reliability and redundancy.