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Chipp Jansen is a researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, agricultural robotics, and co-creative systems. His work explores how robots can serve as collaborative partners in both physical and creative domains, with a particular focus on intelligent farming and human-robot teamwork. Jansen’s major contributions include pioneering studies on human responses to errors in collaborative harvesting tasks, where he demonstrated how automated systems can work alongside farmers to address repetitive, specialized agricultural work. His 2020 paper on this topic, along with related work on simulated agricultural tasks and robot co-labourers, has garnered early citations (3–4 each) and laid groundwork for the “farm of the future.” Beyond agriculture, Jansen has advanced co-creative human-robot drawing systems, using multi-camera inputs to predict artist activity and define robot roles as creative partners. His 2020–2021 papers on co-creative drawing, though nascent in citation impact (2 each), highlight his innovative approach to blending robotics with artistic collaboration. Jansen’s research is notable for its interdisciplinary reach—bridging engineering, cognitive science, and human factors—and for addressing practical challenges in human-robot teamwork, from error recovery to shared creativity. His work offers valuable insights for students and researchers interested in designing robots that truly collaborate with people.