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Anders Blomdell is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of industrial robotics, real-time control systems, and sensor integration, with a particular focus on extending the capabilities of industrial robot controllers for advanced manufacturing applications. His most influential contribution, "Extending an Industrial Robot Controller" (2005, 122 citations), laid the groundwork for integrating external sensing into commercial robot systems, enabling high-bandwidth force control for demanding tasks such as grinding and deburring — work carried out in collaboration with ABB Robotics through the EU-funded AUTOFETT project. This line of research matured through subsequent studies on flexible application development and reconfigurable ABB controllers (2010, 59 citations), demonstrating real-world productivity gains in customized manufacturing environments. Blomdell also pioneered the use of Real-Time Java for robot motion control, addressing longstanding concerns about predictability in safety-critical embedded systems. Beyond industrial applications, he contributed to educational robotics through the YAIP inverted pendulum platform, designed to support teaching in control design and signal processing. With a body of work spanning embedded software architectures, force control, and skilled robot motion programming, Blomdell's research has meaningfully shaped how modern industrial robots perceive and respond to their environments.