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About
Roni Permana Saputra is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the critical intersection of search and rescue robotics and human-robot interaction. His primary research areas include autonomous casualty extraction, mobile manipulation, and bipedal locomotion. Saputra’s most significant contribution is the development of the ResQbot series—mobile rescue robots capable of physically extracting and securing casualties in disaster zones, a problem largely neglected by the broader rescue robotics community. His work on ResQbot 2.0 (33 citations) introduced an innovative inflatable neck securing device, while his research on casualty detection using 3D point cloud data and sim-to-real learning has advanced autonomous victim identification. Beyond rescue robotics, Saputra has made notable contributions to legged locomotion with SLIDER (27 citations), an ultra-lightweight, knee-less bipedal robot designed for low-cost walking, and to human-centered manipulation with the DE NIRO platform. His work on hierarchical model predictive control for autonomous extraction and multi-sensor localization systems demonstrates a commitment to practical, deployable solutions. With over 120 total citations across his most-cited works, Saputra is helping to shape a future where robots can autonomously navigate disaster sites, detect victims, and perform life-saving physical interventions.
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