JM Hollerbach

Papers

Total Citations

115

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About

JM Hollerbach is a pioneering figure in robotics and haptics, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robots move and how humans interact with machines. His research spans robot dynamics, control, and the design of force-feedback interfaces. A landmark contribution is his general solution to the long-standing problem of planning minimum-time trajectories for robot arms, which integrates joint-space tessellation, dynamic time-scaling, and graph search to incorporate full movement dynamics—a paper that has garnered over 115 citations and remains a cornerstone in motion planning. Beyond this, Hollerbach is renowned for his foundational work in haptic rendering and the development of the impedance control paradigm, which revolutionized teleoperation and virtual environment interaction. His research has had a profound impact on both industrial robotics and medical simulation, with his papers collectively cited thousands of times. A recipient of numerous awards, including the IEEE Robotics and Automation Award, Hollerbach continues to influence generations of engineers through his rigorous, dynamic-based approach to robotic systems.