Lars Johannsmeier
Papers
22
Total Citations
977
H-Index
10
About
Lars Johannsmeier is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot collaboration, tactile robotics, medical robotics, and passivity-based control. He has made significant contributions to the field of collaborative assembly, most notably through his hierarchical human-robot interaction-planning framework for task allocation in industrial settings, which has accumulated over 340 citations across related publications and remains a foundational reference for researchers designing cooperative manufacturing systems. Johannsmeier's interdisciplinary reach is particularly evident in his pioneering work on "Dentronics" — a field he helped establish that brings collaborative robots and artificial intelligence into dental assistance — garnering nearly 200 citations and opening an entirely new application domain for lightweight robotics. His co-authorship on the Franka Emika robot reference platform paper (158 citations) underscores his influence on accessible robotics research infrastructure. He has also advanced the theoretical underpinnings of safe robot control through his work on valve-based virtual energy tanks and intrinsically robust passivity frameworks, ensuring robots behave safely during physical interaction. More recently, his tactile robotic telemedicine research demonstrated timely real-world relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across these diverse contributions, Johannsmeier exemplifies a researcher who bridges rigorous theoretical foundations with impactful, human-centered applications.
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- 2Dentronics: Towards robotics and artificial intelligence in dentistry196 citations · 2020
- 3The Franka Emika Robot: A Reference Platform for Robotics Research and Education158 citations · 2022
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- 5Tactile Robots as a Central Embodiment of the Tactile Internet90 citations · 2018
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