Papers
22
Total Citations
622
H-Index
13
About
Florian Schmidt is a leading roboticist whose research centers on whole-body mobile manipulation, humanoid robotics, and compliant locomotion. His most influential work is the development of “Rollin’ Justin,” a mobile humanoid platform for sophisticated dexterous manipulation and servicing tasks, with two foundational papers amassing over 260 combined citations. Schmidt’s contributions extend to making robot motion more human-like in manipulation planning—a key challenge for human-robot interaction—and pioneering object-centered hybrid reasoning for tasks like cleaning and wiping that require coordinated movement and force application. He has also advanced legged locomotion with the DLR C-runner and the CLASH hand series, a low-cost, compliant, antagonistic gripper that democratizes dexterous manipulation. His work on dynamic SLIP-like gaits for compliant quadrupeds and tactile information-gain replanning for grasping under uncertainty further showcases his impact. With over 530 citations across his top papers, Schmidt’s research bridges theory and practice, enabling robots to move, grasp, and interact more naturally and robustly in real-world environments.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Rollin' Justin - Mobile platform with variable base156 citations · 2009
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- 4Object-centered hybrid reasoning for whole-body mobile manipulation48 citations · 2014
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- 6CLASH: Compliant Low Cost Antagonistic Servo Hands31 citations · 2018
- 7Combining task and path planning for a humanoid two-arm robotic system26 citations · 2012
- 8The DLR C-runner: Concept, design and experiments24 citations · 2016
- 9Open source real-time control software for the Kuka light weight robot23 citations · 2010
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