Papers
19
Total Citations
252
H-Index
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About
Peter Schmaus is a robotics researcher whose work bridges two of the most consequential frontiers in the field: space teleoperation and assistive healthcare robotics. Based at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), he has made significant contributions to supervised autonomy and human-robot interaction, enabling operators to command robotic systems across vast distances with remarkable precision and reliability. His landmark involvement in the METERON SUPVIS Justin experiments — exploring real-time teleoperation between the International Space Station and Earth-based humanoid robots — has garnered over 90 combined citations and established foundational principles for future lunar and Martian infrastructure construction. Schmaus has advanced knowledge-driven approaches that allow robotic coworkers to interpret operator intent at semantic levels, reducing cognitive load while scaling autonomous capability, most recently extending these methods to quadruped platforms for planetary surface exploration. Equally notable is his work on assistive robotics, where he has designed heterogeneous caregiving ecosystems and shared-control frameworks to support individuals with motor impairments. With over 210 total citations across a decade of research, Schmaus consistently demonstrates how intelligent robot autonomy can serve humanity both in the cosmos and in everyday life.
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Top Papers
- 1Knowledge Driven Orbit-to-Ground Teleoperation of a Robot Coworker49 citations · 2019
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- 8Virtual elasto-plastic robot compliance to active environments10 citations · 2025
- 9Inferring Semantic State Transitions During Telerobotic Manipulation8 citations · 2018
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