Goldie Nejat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, and the Founder and Director of the Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics (ASBLab) Laboratory. She is an expert in developing intelligent service/personal robots for applications in health, elderly care, emergency response, search and rescue, security and surveillance, and manufacturing. A major goal of her research is the development of intelligent, socially assistive robots for assistive human-robot interactions in healthcare facilities, private homes and for high stress and dangerous jobs. Her research is constantly expanding the capabilities of current robots.