Robotic Locomotion and Control
Robotic Locomotion and Control is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1956. 14.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the biomechanics and control strategies for bipedal locomotion in robots and animals. It covers topics such as dynamic walking, central pattern generators, passive-dynamic walkers, quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and the control of locomotion. The research aims to understand and replicate the complex mechanisms involved in bipedal movement.
- Bipedal Locomotion
- Dynamic Walking
- Central Pattern Generators
- Legged Robots
- Passive-Dynamic Walkers
- Quadruped Robots
- Humanoid Robots
- Control of Locomotion
- Gait Generation
- Robotics Biomechanics
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Robotic Locomotion and Control research?
By volume, China and Japan publish the most (1.3k and 481 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.3k works
- 2 Japan 481 works
- 3 United States 472 works
- 4 India 144 works
- 5 Germany 120 works
- 6 South Korea 116 works
- 7 United Kingdom 95 works
- 8 Italy 93 works
- 9 France 60 works
- 10 Russia 58 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Robotic Locomotion and Control research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Robotic Locomotion and Control research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 69 works
- 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 55 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 49 works
- 4 The University of TokyoJapan 37 works
- 5 Zhejiang UniversityChina 30 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 26 works
- 7 Tohoku UniversityJapan 26 works
- 8 Beihang UniversityChina 25 works
- 9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 24 works
- 10 Italian Institute of TechnologyItaly 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Robotic Locomotion and Control?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Robotic Locomotion and Control include Jitendra Malik, Takeo Kanade and Jürgen Schmidhuber.
- 1 Jitendra Malik United States 12k citations
- 2 Takeo Kanade United States 4.8k citations
- 3 Jürgen Schmidhuber Switzerland 4.3k citations
- 4 Roland Siegwart Switzerland 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Robotic Locomotion and Control research done?
The largest centres of Robotic Locomotion and Control research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Genoa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GenoaIT · 29.8 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Robotic Locomotion and Control than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Robotic Locomotion and Control?
Among universities, judged by research, ETH Zurich, Harbin Institute of Technology and Beijing Institute of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 69.4 | 57.1% | 6.9× | 16 | +51.7% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 56.5 | 11.1% | 11.7× | 69 | -5.7% |
| 3 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 56.1 | 9.1% | 12.9× | 55 | +26.7% |
| 4 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 53.1 | 34.7% | 8.5× | 13 | -17.5% |
| 5 | California Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 50.6 | 13.9% | 18.5× | 16 | +36.0% |
| 6 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina | 49.5 | 9.3% | 10.9× | 21 | — |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 47.9 | 50.3% | 4.7× | 10 | +5.9% |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States | 47.4 | 26.3% | 9.1× | 13 | -12.3% |
| 9 | Oregon State UniversityUnited States | 47.3 | 37.1% | 8.7× | 9 | -18.7% |
| 10 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea | 47.2 | 24.5% | 9.6× | 16 | -39.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Robotic Locomotion and Control research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Robotic Locomotion and Control.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.