Q:Facts: - residence: belgium - known for: mechatronics robotics manufacturing - fields: robotics - birth date: 1944 - name: hendrik van brussel - nationality: belgian - image: foto openbedrijvendag2003 pers 034 c01corr.jpg - birth place: ypres - alma mater: katholieke universiteit leuven Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hendrik van brussel .
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hendrik -lrb- '' rik '' -rrb- van brussel -lrb- 24 october 1944 , ypres , belgium -rrb- is a belgian emeritus professor of mechanical engineering of the katholieke universiteit leuven , world-renowned for his research on robotics , mechatronics and holonic manufacturing systems .