Fawaz Annaz

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Universiti Teknologi Brunei

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Fawaz Annaz is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on human-robot interaction, control interfaces, and virtual environments for robot training and testing. His major contributions include the development of a GUI-based soft teaching pendant for six-axis articulated robots, offering a more intuitive alternative to industrial pendants like the Yaskawa Motoman HP3J. This work, along with his research on UAV testbed training platforms using Panda3D, demonstrates his commitment to creating safer, more accessible tools for robot operation and education. Annaz also introduced a novel concept in robot-maze solving by employing virtual mazes to evaluate mobile robot performance and algorithm efficiency, allowing for flexible, unconstrained testing. His most cited paper, "GUI Teaching Pendant Development for a 6 Axis Articulated Robot," has garnered 10 citations, reflecting interest in his practical approach to robotics. Through these projects, Annaz has advanced the integration of virtual environments with real-world robotic systems, contributing to both industrial automation and educational robotics.