Patrick Brundell

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Patrick Brundell is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of art, robotics, and human-robot interaction, whose work reimagines how machines engage with human creativity, emotion, and physical safety. His key research areas include transdisciplinary collaboration, embodied interaction, and somatic approaches to robotics. Brundell’s major contributions are exemplified in two highly cited works. In *“How Artists Improvise and Provoke Robotics”* (2025, 7 citations), he explores how artistic practices—such as Brendan Walker’s breath-controlled Broncomatic and Blast Theory’s Cat Royale—challenge roboticists to design for improvisation, play, and non-human agency. This paper has become a touchstone for researchers seeking to integrate artistic methods into engineering. His second notable work, *“Somatic Safety: An Embodied Approach Towards Safe Human-Robot Interaction”* (2025, 3 citations), introduces a groundbreaking framework where dancers use contact improvisation to inform safer, more intuitive physical interactions with robots. By centering the body’s felt experience, Brundell offers a radical alternative to conventional safety protocols. His portfolio of artworks and publications demonstrates a unique ability to bridge disciplines, inspiring new pathways for robots to coexist with humans in messy, real-world contexts.