Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas

Design and control of tensegrity robots for locomotion

Chandana Paul, Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas, Hod Lipson · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2006 · 406 citations

Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +18

Large index-fingertip forces are produced by subject-independent patterns of muscle excitation

Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas, Felix E. Zajac, Charles G. Burgar · Journal of Biomechanics · 1998 · 304 citations

Muscle Function, Motor Control, Kinesiology +16

Challenges and New Approaches to Proving the Existence of Muscle Synergies of Neural Origin

Jason J. Kutch, Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas · PLoS Computational Biology · 2012 · 260 citations · Full text

Structured Variability of Muscle Activations Supports the Minimal Intervention Principle of Motor Control

Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas, Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Emanuel Todorov · Journal of Neurophysiology · 2009 · 220 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Neuromuscular Coordination, Motor Control +21

Towards a realistic biomechanical model of the thumb: the choice of kinematic description may be more critical than the solution method or the variability/uncertainty of musculoskeletal parameters

Francisco J. Valero‐Cuevas, M. Elise Johanson, Joseph D. Towles · Journal of Biomechanics · 2003 · 215 citations

Kinematic Description, Upper Extremity, Motor Control +16