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Francisc Viliam Kovács was an innovator in mechanism science and a pioneer in Romanian robotics. His contributions cover a wide theoretical and applicative area. Furthermore, he was a talented manager, who founded the robotics section within the higher education at the University “Politehnica” of Timişoara. He wrote original books and developed new laboratories. His outstanding academic personality facilitated the launching of numerous scientific collaborations worldwide.
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Lovasz, EC., Rădulescu, C., Ciupe, V., Gruescu, C., Maniu, I. (2014). Francisc Viliam Kovács (1929–2009). In: Ceccarelli, M. (eds) Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8947-9_9
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