Marius Beul
Papers
11
Total Citations
313
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About
Marius Beul is a robotics researcher whose work spans mobile manipulation, autonomous micro aerial vehicles (MAVs), and disaster-response robotics. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to the NimbRo Rescue project, which produced Momaro — a centaur-like mobile manipulation robot developed for the DARPA Robotics Challenge. This groundbreaking work, which has garnered over 146 citations, demonstrated that robotic systems could successfully navigate and perform complex manipulation tasks in environments too hazardous for human entry. Beyond ground robotics, Beul has made significant contributions to autonomous aerial systems, developing MAVs capable of landing on moving targets, performing collaborative object retrieval, and conducting industrial chimney inspections — addressing real-world challenges in both emergency response and infrastructure maintenance. His trajectory generation work further advances safe autonomous flight through fast lidar-based collision avoidance. Beul's involvement in the German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ) reflects his broader commitment to bridging research and practical emergency response, fostering collaboration between engineers, first responders, and industry. Across competitions including DARPA Robotics Challenge and MBZIRC, his work has consistently pushed the boundaries of robot autonomy, earning him a respected place in the field of field robotics and rescue automation.
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- 5Fast autonomous landing on a moving target at MBZIRC23 citations · 2017
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- 10Team NimbRo Rescue at DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals4 citations · 2015