// PERSON
Ruben Grandia
ROLE RESEARCHERAT DISNEY RESEARCHMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN MAY 14, 2026
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Ruben Grandia is a Research Scientist in robotics at Disney Research, based in Zurich, Switzerland. He completed his PhD at ETH Zurich under the supervision of Professor Marco Hutter, where his research focused on nonlinear optimal control and perception for legged robots. He is best known for his work on perceptive locomotion through nonlinear model predictive control and for developing motion retargeting and control frameworks for legged robotic characters at Disney Research.
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mention·arXiv Physical AI·MAY 14, 2026
“Co-author on CoCo-InEKF and the VMP (Versatile Motion Priors) paper cited as the locomotion policy backbone. Grandia is a key figure in Disney's legged robot stack.”
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