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Matthias Guertler is an emerging research leader in human-robot collaboration (HRC), with a particular focus on the design, adoption, and human factors dimensions of collaborative robots—commonly known as cobots. His work spans industrial, surgical, and construction contexts, reflecting a broad commitment to understanding how humans and robots can work together effectively and safely across diverse real-world settings. Guertler's most cited contribution, "Towards Human–Robot Collaboration in Construction" (2022, 48 citations), helped establish cobots as a serious subject of inquiry beyond traditional manufacturing. His influential definitional work on what constitutes a "cobot" (2023, 30 citations) has helped clarify terminology that was previously inconsistent across academia and industry. Through rigorous scoping reviews examining human decision-making (24 citations) and human factors in HRC design (10 citations), he has synthesised a fragmented literature into actionable frameworks for researchers and practitioners alike. Notably, Guertler has extended HRC inquiry into surgical robotics, investigating human factors in Mako-assisted knee arthroplasty—a relatively underexplored frontier. His socio-technical systems perspective, evident across multiple publications, positions him as a scholar who bridges engineering, ergonomics, and organisational behaviour, making his work especially valuable for those designing human-centred robotic systems in the Industry 5.0 era.