Papers
228
Total Citations
11,169
H-Index
51
About
Christian Ott is a leading robotics researcher whose work spans flexible joint robot control, compliant manipulation, and bipedal locomotion. Based at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), he has made foundational contributions to the theory and practice of passivity-based control, most notably through his unified framework for position, torque, and impedance control of flexible joint robots, which has accumulated over 800 citations and remains a cornerstone reference in the field. His work on the DLR Lightweight Robot — a torque-controlled system designed for safe human-robot interaction — helped define the modern era of collaborative robotics, attracting over 600 citations. Ott's research on soft robotics and Cartesian impedance control further shaped how robots interact compliantly with uncertain environments. Beyond manipulation, he has made significant strides in humanoid locomotion, developing the torque-controlled humanoid TORO and extending the Divergent Component of Motion (Capture Point) framework to three-dimensional bipedal walking, work that has garnered over 360 citations. With a cumulative citation record exceeding 3,200 across his top papers alone, Ott's contributions have profoundly influenced both theoretical robotics and real-world robot design for human-centered applications.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 3Soft robotics474 citations · 2008
- 4On the Passivity-Based Impedance Control of Flexible Joint Robots417 citations · 2008
- 5Three-Dimensional Bipedal Walking Control Based on Divergent Component of Motion364 citations · 2015
- 6Cartesian Impedance Control of Redundant and Flexible-Joint Robots339 citations · 2008
- 7Overview of the torque-controlled humanoid robot TORO279 citations · 2014
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- 9Bipedal walking control based on Capture Point dynamics250 citations · 2011
- 10Posture and balance control for biped robots based on contact force optimization245 citations · 2011