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Richard Verbeet focuses on the automation of intralogistics, specifically the challenging task of order picking. His research centers on transitioning this physically demanding, manual process into highly automated, flexible systems through human-robot collaboration and continuous machine learning. Verbeet’s major contributions include developing a cooperative multi-robot system using BDI (Belief-Desire-Intention) agents for learning-based picking, and creating a framework where robots learn object detection and gripping directly from human demonstrations. His work validates a collaborative picking system that balances automation with the flexibility required for real-world warehouse environments. While his most-cited paper, "Realization of a Cooperative Human-Robot-Picking by a Learning Multi-Robot-System Using BDI-Agents" (2019), has garnered 5 citations, his cumulative impact is demonstrated across a series of publications from 2019 to 2021 that progressively refine the concept of robot-human learning for picking processes. Verbeet’s research is notable for its practical, implementation-focused approach, directly addressing the ergonomic and efficiency challenges of modern logistics.