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About
Saskia Baltrusch is a leading researcher at the intersection of human factors, robotics, and occupational health, with a primary focus on human-robot collaboration (HRC) and exoskeleton technology. Her work critically examines the human side of automation, addressing how collaborative robots and wearable devices impact job quality, worker well-being, and physical health. In her highly cited 2021 review, "What about the human in human robot collaboration?" (90 citations), Baltrusch highlighted the lack of a comprehensive theory on how HRC affects employee well-being, calling for a human-centered approach to cobot design. Her 2023 study on human autonomy and robot work pace (21 citations) further demonstrated that assistance from cobots can have both positive and negative effects on perceived workload, emphasizing the need for careful task interdependence design. Baltrusch also contributed significantly to the SPEXOR project, which developed a passive spinal exoskeleton to prevent low back pain and support vocational reintegration (17 citations). Her work bridges biomechanics, robotics, and psychology, making her a key voice in ensuring that automation and wearable technologies enhance, rather than undermine, human health and job quality.
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- 1What about the human in human robot collaboration?90 citations · 2021
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