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Nadia Figueroa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in developing human-aware robotic systems that enable robots to physically interact with humans within dynamic environments. Her research aims to create robots capable of safely manipulating deformable objects and collaborating with humans in shared workspaces, emphasizing safety and efficiency. She completed her Ph.D. in Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where her dissertation focused on high-level robot learning for complex tasks. Dr. Figueroa has been recognized for her contributions to the field, being a finalist for prestigious awards such as the Georges Giralt Ph.D. award and the KUKA Innovation Award. Her work intersects various disciplines, including robotics, machine learning, control theory, artificial intelligence, perception, and psychology, particularly from a physical human-robot interaction perspective.
Interactive Robotics Group, Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Laboratory • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conducted research on interactive robotics focusing on collaborative tasks between humans and robots.
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