Lukas Bernreiter
Papers
13
Total Citations
689
H-Index
10
About
Lukas Bernreiter is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), autonomous navigation, and multi-robot systems, with a particular focus on extreme and subterranean environments. He is best known for his central contributions to Team CERBERUS, the winning team of the prestigious DARPA Subterranean Challenge Finals in 2021 — a landmark achievement in field robotics. His research on CERBERUS, which combines legged and aerial robots with resilient autonomy frameworks, has accumulated over 350 citations across multiple publications, reflecting the broad impact of this work on the robotics community. Bernreiter has also made significant contributions to the broader understanding of SLAM in underground settings, co-authoring influential survey papers that have shaped how researchers approach challenges in tunnels, caves, and planetary lava tubes. His development of maplab 2.0, a modular multi-modal mapping framework, and the VersaVIS sensor suite demonstrate his commitment to open, practical tools for the field. Earlier work applying dual quaternion particle filters to SLAM highlights his strong theoretical foundations. Across his career, Bernreiter has established himself as a leading voice in making autonomous robots reliable in some of the world's most challenging environments.
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Top Papers
- 1CERBERUS in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge225 citations · 2022
- 2Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Environments: The DARPA SubT Challenge176 citations · 2023
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- 4maplab 2.0 – A Modular and Multi-Modal Mapping Framework57 citations · 2022
- 5Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Underground Environments38 citations · 2022
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- 7VersaVIS—an open versatile multi-camera visual-inertial sensor suite15 citations · 2020
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- 10Collaborative Robot Mapping using Spectral Graph Analysis10 citations · 2022