Jule Bessler
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About
Jule Bessler is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics and human-robot collaboration safety, whose work has fundamentally shaped how we assess and validate the safety of interactive robotic systems. With over 340 citations across her publications, Bessler’s research focuses on identifying safety risks in rehabilitation robots, exoskeletons, and collaborative robots (cobots), and developing practical tools to mitigate those risks. Her most impactful contributions include comprehensive reviews that map safety knowledge gaps in rehabilitation robots (99 citations) and human-robot collaboration standards (98 citations), as well as empirical studies quantifying risks like exoskeleton misalignment effects on knee joint loads (51 citations). Notably, her systematic review of adverse events in stationary gait robots (43 citations) provided the first structured analysis of real-world safety incidents in robot-assisted gait training. Bessler is also a key contributor to the COVR project, which created an online toolkit (16 citations) and evaluation framework (9 citations) to simplify safety validation for cobot applications across diverse domains—from healthcare to agriculture. Her work has been instrumental in bridging the gap between traditional industrial robot safety and the unique challenges posed by close physical human-robot interaction, making her a pivotal figure in ensuring that rehabilitation and collaborative robots can be deployed safely and effectively.
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- 8COVR Toolkit – Supporting safety of interactive robotics applications8 citations · 2021