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Rishabh Madan is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of dexterous manipulation and physically assistive caregiving. He has made significant contributions to benchmarking real-world robotic manipulation, notably through the TriFinger system and the Real Robot Challenge, which provide reproducible, cloud-accessible platforms for the research community to tackle the open problem of dexterous manipulation. His work on SPARCS demonstrates a stakeholder-in-the-loop approach to designing assistive robots for caregiving, addressing critical gaps in long-term physical assistance. Madan’s recent innovations include RABBIT, a robot-assisted bed bathing system that integrates multimodal perception and dual compliance for safe human-robot interaction, and CushSense, a soft, stretchable tactile-sensing skin designed for comfortable physical human-robot interaction. With over 60 citations across his most-cited papers, Madan’s research is notable for its practical focus on real-world deployment, reproducibility, and human-centered design. His work has been recognized for advancing both the technical foundations and ethical considerations of assistive robotics.