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Amanda Boone is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems, with a core focus on scalable, low-cost robotic manipulation and autonomous environmental interaction. Her most influential work, "A robot system design for low-cost multi-robot manipulation" (2014, 47 citations), provides a foundational framework for enabling teams of affordable robots to robustly manipulate objects through integrated sensing, control, and hardware design. Boone’s contributions address a critical bottleneck in robotics: achieving real-world impact by making multi-robot manipulation both economically viable and physically reliable. Her research emphasizes that for multi-robot systems to truly affect our world, they must be designed for scale without sacrificing performance. By detailing key sensing and feedback mechanisms, she has helped pave the way for more accessible, collaborative robotic platforms. Boone’s work is essential reading for researchers interested in democratizing robotic manipulation, and her design principles continue to influence projects in warehouse automation, environmental monitoring, and swarm robotics.