Daniel Sidobre

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Daniel Sidobre is a prominent robotics researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped the fields of human-robot interaction, motion planning, and robotic manipulation. Based at a leading French research institution, his career has centered on a critical challenge: enabling robots to operate safely and comfortably alongside humans in real-world environments, rather than in the isolated settings typical of industrial robotics. Sidobre's most influential contribution is his development of smooth, jerk-bounded trajectory planning methods for service manipulator robots. His 2008 paper on soft motion trajectory planning (132 citations) established foundational principles for generating fluid, predictable robot movements that prioritize human safety and comfort — work further expanded in his research on synthesizing robot motions adapted to human presence (126 citations). These contributions have become touchstones for researchers designing collaborative robots in domestic and industrial settings. Beyond motion planning, Sidobre made significant advances in grasp planning, introducing inertia-based grasp models and efficient multi-fingered hand frameworks that brought robots closer to human-like dexterity. His work on dual-arm manipulation and human-robot co-manipulation further broadened his impact. With over 560 cumulative citations across his key publications, Sidobre's research has provided essential theoretical and practical tools for the next generation of collaborative, service-oriented robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Soft motion trajectory planner for service manipulator robot

   132 citations · 2008
2. 2
   Synthesizing Robot Motions Adapted to Human Presence

   126 citations · 2010
3. 3
   Planning pick-and-place tasks with two-hand regrasping

   68 citations · 2010
4. 4
   Efficient models for grasp planning with a multi-fingered hand

   47 citations · 2011
5. 5
   From motion planning to trajectory control with bounded jerk for service manipulator robots

   37 citations · 2010
6. 6
   Towards planning Human-Robot Interactive manipulation tasks: Task dependent and human oriented autonomous selection of grasp and placement

   36 citations · 2012
7. 7
   Smooth Cubic Polynomial Trajectories for Human-Robot Interactions

   36 citations · 2018
8. 8
   A Grasp Planner Based On Inertial Properties

   30 citations · 2006
9. 9
   Reactive Planning on a Collaborative Robot for Industrial Applications

   27 citations · 2015
10. 10
    Iterative virtual guides programming for human-robot comanipulation

    22 citations · 2017

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