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The proposed approach aims at optimizing the solution of inverse kinematics at each of the waypoints that define the considered task, so as to minimize the energy consumption. The approach is validated with simulations and bespoke experiments on two different robotic systems with seven and eight degrees of freedom (DOFs). Two test cases are considered, i.e., a point-to-point motion and a pick-and-place task. 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