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Valerio Favot is a robotics researcher whose work centers on humanoid robot locomotion, control systems, and autonomous navigation. He is best known for his contributions to the development and advancement of LOLA, a biped humanoid robot created at the Institute of Applied Mechanics at Technische Universität München. His research spans real-time trajectory planning, whole-body motion control, and self-collision avoidance — areas critical to enabling humanoid robots to move safely and efficiently in dynamic environments. Favot's most cited work (38 citations) introduced innovative self-collision avoidance and angular momentum compensation techniques, addressing one of the fundamental challenges in controlling multi-joint humanoid systems. His experimental research on fast biped walking demonstrated LOLA achieving speeds of 3.34 km/h, a notable milestone in biped locomotion research, garnering 21 citations. He also advanced the field of autonomous robot navigation, proposing a vision-based reactive approach for traversing unknown environments without reliance on predefined models or color coding. His doctoral thesis on hierarchical joint control further reflects his deep engagement with the mechatronic design of humanoid systems. Collectively, Favot's work has helped push biped robotics closer to practical, real-world autonomy, making him a notable contributor to this technically demanding field.