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Jan-Hendrik Worch is a robotics researcher focused on enabling natural, safe physical interaction between humans and machines. His most cited work, “Robotic agents capable of natural and safe physical interaction with human co-workers” (2015, 50 citations), addresses a critical challenge for collaborative robotics—designing agents that can work alongside people on factory floors and in homes without compromising safety. Worch also explores how web-based knowledge services can democratize robotics research, as outlined in his 2016 paper (18 citations), which advocates for open science through cloud computing and big data. His contributions extend to perception systems for everyday human-robot interaction, including the RoboSherlock framework (2019), which integrates cognition-enabled vision for manipulation tasks. By bridging physical interaction, open research infrastructure, and task-relevant perception, Worch’s work supports a future where robots are both capable and trustworthy co-workers.