In November 2020 dr. Coen de Visser was awarded the NWO-Vidi grant (800.000 euros) for developing a new methodology for accurately estimating and exploiting the safe envelope for autonomous robots: 81-researchers-receive-nwo-vidi-grant-worth-800000-euros:

In the near future, robots will play an important role in our daily lives, but only if they are safe. De Visser will develop a new system that gives robots an awareness of their physical limitations, even after failures. This will allow robots to safely recover from dangerous situations.