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Carlos Mastalli is an Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University, UK, and a Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA. He is the Head of the Robot Motor Intelligence (RoMI) Lab and has pioneered algorithms for motor intelligence in legged robotics in the last 10 years. Over these years, Carlos conducted cutting-edge research in several world-leading labs: IIT (Italy), LAAS-CNRS (France), ETH Zürich (Switzerland), and the U. of Edinburgh (UK). He supports open science, building a large community around our Crocoddyl optimal control library. Carlos is specialized in legged robotics, optimal control and numerical optimization, and has pioneering work in these fields.
External positions
Fellow, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
1 Jun 2023 → …
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Elastic ODYN: Differentiable Optimization for Infeasible Control and Learning in Robotics
Papatheodorou, A., Rojas, J., Havoutis, I. & Mastalli, C., 15 Jun 2026, arXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Guest Editorial: Advancements in MPC and Learning Algorithms for Legged Robots
Rossini, L., Hoffman, E. M., Ruscelli, F., Bellegarda, G., Mastalli, C. & Sentis, L., Jul 2026, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 11, 7, p. 8355-8357 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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ODYN: An All-Shifted Non-Interior-Point Method for Quadratic Programming in Robotics and AI
Rojas, J., Papatheodorou, A., Martinez, S., Patrizi, A., Havoutis, I. & Mastalli, C., 17 Feb 2026, arXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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System Identification under Constraints and Disturbance: A Bayesian Estimation Approach
Martinez, S., Tonneau, S. & Mastalli, C., 18 Feb 2026, arXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Morphological Symmetries in Robotics
Ordoñez-Apraez, D., Turrisi, G., Kostic, V., Martin, M., Agudo, A., Moreno-Noguer, F., Pontil, M., Semini, C. & Mastalli, C., Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Robotics Research. 44, 10-11, p. 1743-1766 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Principal's Research Impact and Engagement (PRIME) Awards - Sustainable Futures Award
Koskinopoulou, M. (Recipient), Carlucho, I. (Recipient), Mastalli, C. (Recipient), Erden, M. S. (Recipient) & Petillot, Y. (Recipient), 11 Jul 2025
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Robotics: Science and Systems 2026 (Event)
Mastalli, C. (Editorial board member)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Daniel Ordoñez
Mastalli, C. (Host)
Mar 2025 → Sept 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Andrea Patrizi
Mastalli, C. (Host)
1 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Agile and Versatile Robots; Real-time Optimization for Planning, Control, Estimation, and Learning
Mastalli, C. (Speaker)
Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Equipment
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B1 robot
Mastalli, C. (Manager)
School of Engineering & Physical SciencesFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Go1 robot
Mastalli, C. (Manager)
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Z1 pro robot
Mastalli, C. (Manager)
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