Quentin Lindsey
Papers
8
Total Citations
907
H-Index
7
About
Quentin Lindsey is a robotics researcher whose work spans aerial robotics, swarm systems, and multi-robot coordination, with particular focus on making autonomous robots capable of sophisticated physical interaction with the world. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to aerial grasping and manipulation, developing lightweight, low-complexity grippers that enable quadrotors to perch, grasp, and transport payloads — work that has garnered over 600 citations across related publications and helped establish foundational principles in the now-thriving field of aerial manipulation. Lindsey has also made significant contributions to bio-inspired robotics, conducting rigorous experimental studies of cooperative food retrieval in *Aphaenogaster cockerelli* ants to extract scalable, decentralized strategies applicable to multi-robot collective transport — research cited over 130 times. His broader portfolio includes simultaneous coverage and tracking of moving targets with robot networks, cooperative planar manipulation, and distributed construction of truss structures by autonomous agents. Taken together, Lindsey's research reflects a consistent vision: equipping robot collectives — whether ground-based, aerial, or biologically inspired — with the coordination and physical capability to accomplish complex real-world tasks autonomously and efficiently.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Design, modeling, estimation and control for aerial grasping and manipulation378 citations · 2011
- 2Design, modeling, estimation and control for aerial grasping and manipulation234 citations · 2011
- 3Simultaneous Coverage and Tracking (SCAT) of Moving Targets with Robot Networks121 citations · 2009
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- 6Distributed Construction of Truss Structures23 citations · 2013
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- 8Cooperative Quasi-Static Planar Manipulation With Multiple Robots5 citations · 2010