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Francisco Gabriel Ortiz Zamora is a pioneer in the integration of virtual and remote laboratories for engineering education, with a primary focus on robotics and computer vision. His most influential work, "A virtual laboratory for teaching robotics" (92 citations), addresses a critical challenge in technical education: the high cost and limited accessibility of physical laboratory equipment. Ortiz Zamora proposed an alternative that allows students to learn robotics without being constrained by expensive materials or strict lab schedules, fundamentally reshaping how hands-on technical subjects can be taught. He further advanced this concept by exploring Internet teleoperation for robotics education, evaluating student acceptance and the pedagogical effectiveness of such systems. In computer vision, Ortiz Zamora contributed to object detection through multilevel color space segmentation, a technique vital for unstructured environments. His development of the VISUAL tool provided a practical, hands-on approach to teaching artificial vision within the "Robots and Sensory Systems" course at the University of Alicante. By creating accessible, flexible learning environments, Ortiz Zamora has made a lasting impact on engineering pedagogy, enabling broader student access to specialized technical training.