Peter Bosscha
Bosscha leads the industrial robotics research group, where the focus is on product development and conducting research in the fields of industrial robotics and industrial automation, developing new algorithms for robot control, perception, application of machine learning techniques, as well as planning and developing robotic systems for industrial purposes.
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Bosscha holds an MSc in mechatronics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is the inventor of various products that are currently sold locally and internationally, including the CSIR ventilator technology to assist patients experiencing respiratory distress due to Covid-19 infection across South Africa. He has more than 35 years’ experience in electronic engineering, software engineering, product development and project management. It is his passion to improve the competitiveness of the local industry.
Expertise: Robotic systems; Product development; Embedded systems; Software engineering; Factory automation; Project management
- BSc (Electronic Engineering), HTS Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1985
- MSc (Mechatronics Engineering) University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2002