POSTED: 13 Jan, 2026
Continuing our 2025 program highlights, today we celebrate Program 3: Designing Socio‑Technical Robotic Systems led by A/Prof Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira and Dr Matthias Guertler, with postdoc Dr Alan Burden.
Here’s what stood out in 2025
- Industry‑embedded research
- Ongoing progress analysing Mako‑assisted surgeries, strengthening our evidence base for real‑world surgical HRC.
- Expanded collaboration with B&R Enclosures, including commencement of a new proof‑of‑concept project.
- a new University of Technology Sydney‑led socio‑technical cobot integration project that investigates the socio‑technical complexity of cobot workplaces to improve cobot selection and integration.
- High‑impact research outputs
- Book Chapter published in Extended Realities, Virtual Environment, and Interactive Experiences. “Extended reality in human‑robot collaboration: Present and future.” By Yuan Liu, Glenda Caldwell, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Markus Rittenbruch, Alan Burden, Matthias Guertler (https://lnkd.in/g5HJAESC)
- Multiple publications and presentations at HRI2025, including the VAM‑HRI Workshop, co‑organised by Glenda Caldwell, Jasper Vermeulen, and Alan Burden.
- Extensive presence at OzCHI: Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction 2025, including a provocation talk.
- Media Mentions
- Alan Burden featured in Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and News.com.au’s coverage of humanoid robotics:
https://lnkd.in/ghaecFsB
https://lnkd.in/gjddj5Zn - Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira in The Guardian on sustainable robotic construction:
https://lnkd.in/ghMn2KrJ - Talks, podcasts & workshops shaping public conversation
- Queensland Orthopeadic Research Fund (QORF) talks:
– An analysis of non‑technical skills in total knee and hip arthroplasty surgeries using the Mako Robotic System — Jasper Vermeulen
– Robotics & Injury: How they help and how future designs prevent harm — Alan Burden - QUT Digital Media Research Centre podcast – PhD researcher, Jasper Vermeulen featured discussing real‑world surgical robotics research.
https://lnkd.in/gxKR4GnB
- Alan Burden featured in Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and News.com.au’s coverage of humanoid robotics:
- Awards & recognition
- Top 10 Cited Paper of 2024 (MDPI Robotics) — Yuan Liu
- QUT Faculty of Engineering Best Poster Award — Yuan Liu
- HDR Spotlight on Success Award — Jasper Vermeulen
Congratulations to the entire Program for another excellent year!
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