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Y. von Collani is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on intelligent, sensor-driven assembly systems. Her key research areas include interactive robot assembly, multi-sensor integration, and online learning for adaptive control. Her most notable contribution is the development of an interactive two-arm robot agent capable of performing assembly tasks through real-time sensor feedback and learning. In her seminal 1999 paper, "Interactive assembly by a two-arm robot arm agent," which has garnered 23 citations, she laid the groundwork for human-robot collaboration in manufacturing. She further advanced this field by introducing an online learning approach for B-spline fuzzy controllers, enabling robots to acquire sensor-based assembly skills autonomously. This work, cited 14 times, demonstrated how combining human expert knowledge with self-tuning control parameters could simplify the programming of complex assembly tasks. Von Collani also proposed a general learning framework for multisensor-based control, where robots systematically generate and memorize sensor data to enhance robustness under uncertainty. Her research has significantly contributed to making industrial robots more adaptable and easier to program, bridging the gap between human expertise and autonomous machine learning in manufacturing environments.