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Nicholas Berezny is a robotics researcher specializing in human-robot interaction and rehabilitation robotics, with a focus on lower-limb assistive technologies. His work centers on advancing force control strategies for robots that physically interact with people, particularly in rehabilitation settings. Berezny’s key contributions include developing Unified Interaction Control, a framework that quantifies and bridges the gap between impedance and admittance control—two fundamental but opposing methods for managing robot-environment interaction. This work, published in 2023, has already garnered 4 citations for its potential to unify control theory. He has also explored practical applications, such as a one-degree-of-freedom linear robot for bed-bound stroke rehabilitation (2021, 2 citations), emphasizing compact, safe, and cost-effective design. His 2019 paper on interaction control and haptic feedback for lower-limb rehabilitation robots (5 citations) demonstrates his commitment to creating virtual environment-based therapies. More recently, in 2025, Berezny investigated methods to improve force control accuracy despite measurement errors in exoskeletons and low-cost sensors (4 citations). With a growing body of work that directly addresses real-world challenges in rehabilitation robotics, Berezny is establishing himself as a thoughtful contributor to the field, blending theoretical rigor with practical, patient-centered design.