Research Areas
Automation, Computing and Electronics, Control Design & Engineering, Man Machine Systems, Robot Programming, Robots
Biography
Rachid Alami was born in Morocco in 1954. At the age of 20, he moved to France where he attended the Academy of Toulouse for his undergraduate and doctoral education. Alami graduated with a degree in computer engineering from the ENSEEIHT at the University of Toulouse in 1978 and a Ph.D. in robotics from the Paul Sabatier University in 1983.
Interview Synopsis
Date of Interview: August 31, 2011
In this interview, Alami discusses his original experiences with robotics under George Giralt at LAAS, the development of his interest in robot collaboration, and finally his work on human-robot interaction. Alami also provides insight into the challenges of robotics and the future of the industry.
