Eugene Niselson

As robots move into more dynamic, unstructured environments, joint design has become one of the most critical, and often most complex elements of robotic system performance. From payload capacity and precision to energy efficiency and maintainability, the way joints are engineered can significantly impact a robot’s overall capabilities and lifecycle cost. Yet many teams continue to build highly customized joint architectures that add unnecessary complexity, increase development time, and limit scalability.

This session explores how roboticists and design engineers can rethink joint design by more effectively leveraging modern servo actuators. Rather than treating actuators as off-the-shelf components to be retrofitted into bespoke designs, this talk will highlight the value of early, collaborative engagement with actuator manufacturers to co-develop solutions tailored to specific application requirements.