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Arnon Hurwitz is a robotics researcher focused on advancing fieldable, human-scale mobile manipulation for hazardous environments. His work centers on enabling robotic teammates to autonomously perform complex tasks in unstructured settings where human presence is dangerous or impossible. In his most-cited paper, “Toward fieldable human-scale mobile manipulation using RoMan” (2020, 6 citations), Hurwitz takes a significant step toward realizing this vision, demonstrating progress in making robots effective surrogates for dull, dirty, and dangerous missions. He also contributes to the practical deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) through his work on mobile robot battery life estimation (2021, 4 citations), providing engineers with quantitative models for battery energy use to improve mission planning, range prediction, and cost-of-transport calculations. By analyzing charge-depletion characteristics, Hurwitz helps ensure that UGVs can operate reliably in the field. His research bridges the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world application, making autonomous systems more dependable for critical tasks. With a focus on both manipulation and energy efficiency, Hurwitz is helping to build the foundation for the next generation of field-ready robotic systems.