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Alessio Margan is a robotics researcher whose work centers on high-performance humanoid and mobile manipulation platforms, compliant actuation systems, and reconfigurable robotic architectures for demanding real-world applications. He has made significant contributions to the development of robust robots capable of operating in unstructured and hazardous environments, most notably through the WALK-MAN humanoid platform — a landmark system demonstrating powerful manipulation, balanced locomotion, and physical sturdiness that has attracted 266 citations since its 2017 publication. His subsequent work on the CENTAURO hybrid locomotion and manipulation robot (170 citations) further advanced the field of disaster-response robotics by addressing the critical challenge of combining mechanical resilience with high payload capability. Beyond large-scale platforms, Margan has explored compliant actuation and clutch-based control schemes, as well as reconfigurable collaborative robots designed for flexible manufacturing environments. More recently, his research has expanded into space robotics, contributing to the design of multi-arm relocatable manipulators for on-orbit servicing missions. Spanning industrial, emergency response, and space domains, his body of work reflects a consistent drive to bridge theoretical robotics with the demanding physical realities of practical deployment.