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Taking Measure

Just a Standard Blog

Craig Schlenoff

Craig Schlenoff is the leader of the Cognition and Collaboration Systems Group, the associate program manager of the Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program, and the leader of the Agility Performance of Robotic Systems Project, all in the NIST Intelligent Systems Division. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, his master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his Ph.D. from the University of Burgundy (France). Craig is also a Disney Cruise enthusiast and will be going on his ninth Disney Cruise this summer.

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Helping Robots Be Less Robotic

Whether they’re behind the scenes assembling products or helping you parallel park your car, robots are already playing a big role in our day-to-day lives. And