Bio: Philipp Beckerle received the Dr.-Ing. degree in mechatronics from the Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2014. He is the Chief Engineer and the Deputy Head at the Institute for Mechatronic Systems, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, and the Head of “HumanMechatronics Synergy” research. His main research topics are human–machine-centered design, elastic actuation and control of assistive robotic systems. His research interests include modeling, simulation, and control, human factors and biomechanics, fault diagnosis and tolerance as well as human–computer/robot interaction.