1998 - today Hellenic Technology of Robotics (HTR) Role in the company: Member BOD Projects: ACTS AC216, IST 10116, ESA: ANEMO GSTP 18830/05/NL/PA ESA: DUSTER 4000107493 / AWE 4000112936 / PREDATOR 120270 / EMRS / RAPID 1992 - 1998 Cybernetic Technology SA Belgium Role in the company: R&D Director R&D Project Coordinator Projects: Brite-Euram CR 1156, Brite Euram CR 1179, Brite Euram CR 1651, Brite Euram 5121 Education Dipl. Mechanical Engineering, PhD Robotics ULB Univ. of Brussels School/Institution Degree/Diploma 1978 - 1983 Polytechnic of Patras Gr MS Mechanical Engineer 1983 - 1985 ULB Brussels Belgium MS Robotics and Automation 1985 – 1989 ULB Brussels Belgium Ph.D Robotics 1991 - 1992 MIT USA Nagoya University Japan Research Fellow MIT Leg Lab, Prof Marc Raibert Visiting Fellow Robotics Lab, Prof T. Fukuda Patent/Publications International patents International Patents for Satellite capturing systems and full metal flexible wheels. 1. Papantoniou V K, 2021 I: European Patent 3892550 “SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE DOCKING FOR EXTENSION OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, OR FOR ORBIT MODIFICATION, INCLUDING SATELLITE DE-ORBITING AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD FOR SATELLITE DOCKING" 2.Papantoniou V K 2020 : European Patent 3808573 : “VARIABLE COMPLIANCE WHEEL COMPRISING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE” 3. Papantoniou V K 2023 : US Patent 11.623.472 “VARIABLE COMPLIANCE METALLIC WHEEL COMPRISING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE” 4. Papantoniou V K 2003: Dispositif de mesure du couple en rotation et procédé d' ammortissement actif associé aux mesures fournies par le dispositif ": Belgian Patent Application 09200246 5. Papantoniou V K, 1999 II: "Dispositif d' accroissement des performances en traction des tracteurs agricoles ou d' autres machines de traction à roues": Belgian Patent Application 09200824 (Bronze Medal Award obtained in the 41th International Fair of Innovation, EUREKA, Brussels Nov 4-11 1999) 6. Papantoniou V K, 1994 III: "Dispositif d' accroissement de la traction des machines à roues pouvant operer aussi de manière passive " Belgian Patent Application 09201160