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Christoph Ohneberg is a leading researcher at the intersection of nursing science and healthcare robotics, whose work addresses one of modern healthcare’s most pressing challenges: the sustainable relief of overburdened nursing staff. His primary research areas include the development, implementation, and evaluation of assistive robotic systems in acute inpatient and intensive care settings. Ohneberg’s most impactful contribution is his 2023 scoping review on assistive robotic systems in nursing care, which has garnered 81 citations and serves as a foundational reference for the field. He has also pioneered rigorous implementation frameworks, notably through his 2022 study protocol applying the Medical Research Council framework to a digital-robotic intervention in hospitals. His empirical work is particularly innovative; his 2025 observational study on integrating a service robot and communication application into an isolation setting demonstrated measurable reductions in nurses’ walking distances and stress levels. Further, his qualitative research has identified the practical conditions necessary for successful robotic integration from the nursing professionals’ perspective. Through projects like REsPonSe, Ohneberg is systematically bridging the gap between technological possibility and clinical reality, ensuring that robotic assistance systems are developed with, rather than for, the nursing workforce they aim to support.