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Robert Radwin

Robert Radwin

Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke Professor
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Professor Radwin’s research focuses on the physiological and biomechanical aspects of work. He investigates how to better design jobs, equipment, tools, products, and environments in which people play a significant role, so that human capabilities are maximized, physical stress and fatigue are minimized, and work is optimized. He has numerous grants and contracts from government agencies, companies and private foundations and he is frequently a consultant to industry and government for ergonomics in manufacturing and product design. Professor Radwin is founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is a Discovery Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Department

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Contact

2106, Engineering Centers Building
1550 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI
p: (608) 263-6596

Featured news

In manufacturing jobs, robot workers could become human helpers

August 8, 2022

Radwin to take over as Human Factors journal editor-in-chief

July 29, 2021

Radwin to lead study exploring human-robot collaboration in manufacturing

August 20, 2020
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  • BS , New York University, Polytechnic Institute
  • MS , University of Michigan
  • MSE , University of Michigan
  • PhD , University of Michigan

  • Occupational ergonomics and biomechanics
  • Ergonomics design of manually operated products, hand tools and equipment
  • Measurements and methods for assessing exposure to physical stress in the workplace
  • Causes and prevention of work related musculoskeletal injuries
  • Quantifying functional deficits associated with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders
  • Rehabilitation engineering
  • Ergonomics of medical instruments, procedures and simulations

Affiliated Departments

  • 2025 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers , Fellow Award
  • 2023 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, A. R. Lauer Safety Award
  • 2022 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Boeing Excellence Award
  • 2021 International Ergonomics Association , Fellowship Award
  • 2018 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke Professorship
  • 2017 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award
  • 2014 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ragnar E. Onstad Service to Society Award
  • 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fellow
  • 2005 Biomedical Engineering Society, Fellow
  • 2004 University of Michigan, Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award in Biomedical Engineering
  • 2000 Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Great Britain, Fellow
  • 1999 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow
  • 1997 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Fellow
  • 1994 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , Senior Member
  • 1991 National Science Foundation, Presidential Young Investigator Award
  • 1991 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Special Emphasis Research Career Award
  • 1990 Whitaker Foundation, Investigator Grantee
  • 1988 Institute of Industrial Engineers, Senior Member
  • 1985 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Full Member
  • 1983 Ford Motor Company, Fellowship
  • 1982 National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Traineeship
  • 1982 Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society , Member
  • 1974 Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society, Member

  • Hagenow, M., Senft, E., Radwin, R., Gleicher, M., Zinn, M., & Mutlu, B. (2024). A System for Human-Robot Teaming through End-User Programming and Shared Autonomy. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12380.
  • Liu, L., Schoen, A. J., Henrichs, C., Li, J., Mutlu, B., Zhang, Y., & Radwin, R. (2024). Human robot collaboration for enhancing work activities. Human Factors, 66(1), 158--179.
  • Ramesh, B., Konstant, A., Praveena, P., Senft, E., Gleicher, M., Mutlu, B., Zinn, M., & Radwin, R. (2024). Manually Acquiring Targets From Multiple Viewpoints Using Video Feedback. Human Factors, 66(2), 470--489.
  • Hagenow, M., Senft, E., Orr, N., Radwin, R., Gleicher, M., Mutlu, B., Losey, D. P., & Zinn, M. (2023). Coordinated Multi-Robot Shared Autonomy Based on Scheduling and Demonstrations. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 8(12), 8335-8342 https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2023.3327625
  • Doshi, M. V., Hagenow, M., Radwin, R., Gleicher, M., Mutlu, B., & Zinn, M. (2023). Handheld Haptic Device with Coupled Bidirectional Input. In 2023 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (p. 453-459). IEEE https://doi.org/10.1109/whc56415.2023.10224398
  • Konstant, A., Orr, N., Hagenow, M., Senft, E., Gundrum, I., Mutlu, B., Zinn, M., Gleicher, M., & Radwin, R. (2023). Human-Robot Collaboration in a Sanding Task. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (pp. 845–846).
  • Huang, C., Zhou, S., Li, J., & Radwin, R. (2023). Allocating Robots/Cobots to Production Systems for Productivity and Ergonomics Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
  • Radwin, R., Hu, Y. H., Akkas, O., Bao, S., Harris-Adamson, C., Lin, J., Meyers, A. R., & Rempel, D. (2023). Comparison of the observer, single-frame video and computer vision hand activity levels. Ergonomics, 66(8), 1132--1141.
  • Vipul Doshi, M., Hagenow, M., Radwin, R., Gleicher, M., Mutlu, B., & Zinn, M. (2023). Handheld Haptic Device with Coupled Bidirectional Input. arXiv e-prints, arXiv--2305.
  • Hagenow, M., Senft, E., Laske, E., Hambuchen, K., Fong, T., Radwin, R., Gleicher, M., Mutlu, B., & Zinn, M. (2022). Registering Articulated Objects With Human-in-the-loop Corrections. In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (p. 2343-2350). IEEE https://doi.org/10.1109/iros47612.2022.9981949

  • B M E 564 - Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 564 - Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 859 - Special Topics in Human Factors Engineering (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • PSYCH 859 - Special Topics in Human Factors Engineering (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Fall 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • B M E 564 - Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 350 - Industrial Engineering Design I (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 564 - Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 350 - Industrial Engineering Design I (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)