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Aravind Sivakumar is a robotics researcher whose work centers on dexterous manipulation, imitation learning, and human-to-robot motion transfer. His most recognized contribution, "Robotic Telekinesis" (2022), garnered over 57 citations and introduced a groundbreaking system enabling any human to control a robotic hand and arm in real-time using only a single RGB camera — no specialized equipment required. This work tackled the fundamental challenge of bridging the morphological gap between human and robot hands, which differ significantly in shape, size, and joint structure, making direct motion imitation a non-trivial problem. Building on this foundation, Sivakumar has pushed toward scalable robot learning by leveraging internet video as a training resource. His 2024 paper on learning dexterity from human hand motion in online videos addresses the practical constraints of real-world robot data collection — including safety, time, and hardware limitations — by proposing video-based supervision as a compelling alternative. His subsequent work on open-source dexterous robot hands further demonstrates a commitment to accessibility and reproducibility in robotics research. Collectively, Sivakumar's contributions represent meaningful progress toward general-purpose robotic agents capable of learning complex manipulation skills from human demonstration.