Franziska Kirstein

Franziska Kirstein has worked in interdisciplinary teams in the field of Human-Robot Interaction since 2012. Her work combines the robotics industry (development and commercialization of robots) with academic research in international collaborations and EU-funded projects; recently with a focus on sustainability in robotics. She is member of the euRobotics Board of Directors and co-leading the euRobotics Topic Group on Robotics for Sustainability. In 2021, Franziska was selected for the NGI Explorers program with a funded research visit at Washington University in St. Louis, McKelvey School of Engineering. Her work received the “Best Social Innovation Impact” award.

Keywords

Human Robot Interaction; Robotics for Sustainability