Gert Schouterden
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About
Gert Schouterden is a researcher at the forefront of human-robot collaboration, with a primary focus on enabling safe and effective co-manipulation between humans and mobile robots. His work addresses the critical challenge of handling non-rigid materials in dynamic, uncertain environments—a significant step beyond traditional, caged industrial robots. Schouterden's major contributions include developing sensor-fused systems that integrate force-torque and skeleton tracking data, allowing robots to intuitively understand and respond to human movements during shared tasks. His most-cited paper (2021, 30 citations) lays the groundwork for robust mobile co-manipulation, while a follow-up study (2022, 13 citations) refines these techniques for flexible objects. Beyond manufacturing, Schouterden has also applied robotics to agriculture, notably in a benchmark study on robotic cultivation of pome fruit (2021, 6 citations), where he evaluated manipulation tools to address labor shortages in harvesting and sorting. By bridging research and industrial standards, his work is paving the way for more adaptable, human-centric automation across sectors.
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