Welcome
Dr. Henrik I. Christensen is the KUKA Chair of Robotics at the
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of
Technology. He is also the director of
the Center for
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
(RIM@GT). Dr. Christensen does research on systems
integration, human-robot interaction, mapping and robot
vision. He has published more than 280 contributions across
AI, robotics and vision. His research has a strong emphasis
on "real problems with real solutions". As such a problem
needs a theoretical model, implementation, evaluation, and
translation to the real world. He is actively engaged in the
setup and coordination of robotics research in the US (and
worldwide). Dr. Christensen received the Engelberger Award
2011, the higest honor awarded by the robotics industry. He
was also awarded the "Boeing Supplier of the Year 2011" with
3 other colleagues at Georgia Tech. He collaborates with
institutions and industries across three continents. His
research has been featured in major media such as CNN. He
serves as a consultant to companies and government agencies
across the world.