Bio

B.Sc. in Computer Science (ICT), M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). More than 30 years of experience (since 1988) in robotics with expertise in research, development and innovation. Created one of Europe’s largest robotics innovator companies with more than 80 experts. Experienced leader of robotic companies in Denmark and USA. Has given more than 200 talks about robotics and formerly held international positions at IFR and EURON/EUROP. Co-organiser of RoboBusiness Europe. Assisting the European Commission in reviewing and evaluating European proposals and projects. Portfolio includes more than 100 projects like; hybrid grippers; tele-presence and service robots for elderly care; AGVs; Paro robot-seal for dementia care; modular assembly robot system; 3 cooperating robots for winding unique and complex carbon fibre based products; advanced bin-picker grippers and vision systems; 2-armed robots for handling paper in graphics industry; robot co-workers for intuitive skill-based programming via multi-modal interfaces; web-based services to support gripper development and operation; apple-picker robot; robotic-game system for exercising elderly; eating assistive and bathing robots for disabled; garbage-can robot for efficient public maintenance of parks; tele-operated lightweight robot co-workers for manipulation in manufacturing; Humaniod robots in Danish schools as an efficient learning tool and for increased inclusion; and more. Science and technological skills include; robot motion-/path planning; simulation; grippers; manipulation; gripper-design; grasp-simulation; AGV navigation; SLAM; mobility; sensors; sensor-fusion (basic); vision (very basic); AI; Decision-Support; search-based optimization (Genetic alg./Simul.Ann.); design; Human-Robot Interaction; Multi-Modal interactions; and more.