Daniel I. Goldman

Daniel I. Goldman is the Dunn Family Professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Complex Rheology And Biomechanics (CRAB) Lab. His research integrates biomechanics, robotics, and granular physics to study how organisms such as lizards, snakes, and crabs navigate complex terrestrial substrates like sand. He is best known for developing Resistive Force Theory for granular locomotion and advancing robophysical modeling approaches that apply biological locomotion principles to robot design.