Focuses on the control of physical human-robot interaction and its applications in collaborative industrial manipulators, teleoperation, humanoid robots, and exoskeletons.
Aims to move robots out of highly controlled industrial settings into unstructured, unpredictable environments where they can safely and meaningfully collaborate with humans.
Envisions robots that can perform tasks collaboratively with humans, learn from them during interaction, and dynamically adapt to environmental changes.
Believes that in hazardous, hard, or mundane tasks, the strengths of robots (high speed, payload, precision) should be combined with human cognitive capabilities and adaptability.
Emphasizes the societal importance of keeping humans involved in work, viewing meaningful work as essential for individual purpose, value, and mental/physical well-being.