When I am not in the lab improving human-robot collaboration, you might find me:
Getting people out of sticky situations. I’m a rescue expert and SAR commander for the German Emergency Quick Response Unit for in-country and worldwide disaster aid missions.
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Somewhere on top of a mountain. Long-distance hiking and mountaineering are my preferred holiday activities. Current favourites are the Moroccan Atlas Mountains or – yet to come – a North-South Traverse of Iceland.
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Blowing bubbles underwater. Teaching people how to dive – and just how amazing the underwater world is – is my passion. I teach all levels of recreational Scuba diving and conduct online marine conservation courses.
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