Miguel Altamirano Cabrera is a Research Scientist at the Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory at Skoltech. His research is at the forefront of Physical AI, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Haptics. He specializes in the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence—including Vision-Language-Action (VLA), Vision-Language Models (VLM), and Large Language Models (LLM)—into robotic systems, with a particular emphasis on collaborative robots and humanoids.

Dr. Altamirano Cabrera holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems (2024) and an M.Sc. (2018) from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. His doctoral research focused on the development of robotic teleoperation systems featuring haptic feedback for dexterous and safe object manipulation in remote environments.

At Skoltech, he leads the Collaborative Robots, Humanoids, and Haptics group. His work involves pioneering systems such as:

- CognitiveOS: A Large Multimodal Model-based system designed to endow any type of robot with Generative AI.

- Industry 6.0: A new generation of industry driven by the synergy of Generative AI and swarms of heterogeneous robots.

- SafeHumanoid: A VLM-RAG-driven control system for upper body impedance in humanoid robots.

- LLM-Glasses: GenAI-driven glasses with haptic feedback designed for the navigation of visually impaired individuals.

- OmniCharger: A CNN-based hand gesture interface for the telemanipulation of electric car charging robots.

He has authored numerous scientific publications in prestigious Q1 journals and top-tier conferences, including IEEE ICRA, IEEE/RSJ IROS, and ACM/IEEE HRI. Miguel has received prestigious international recognitions, including being a Finalist for the Franklin V. Taylor Memorial Award (IEEE SMC 2021) and receiving the Best Demonstration Award (Bronze Prize) at AsiaHaptics 2018.