Papers
32
Total Citations
861
H-Index
16
About
Pierre Gergondet is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of humanoid robotics, human-robot interaction, and advanced motion control. Best known for his contributions to collaborative human-robot tasks, Gergondet has pioneered frameworks that blend vision and haptic sensing to enable humanoids to work alongside human partners — most notably in joint carrying and transportation scenarios, which together have amassed nearly 180 citations. His research into brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for robot control represents another influential thread, exploring how individuals — including those with spinal cord injuries — can steer humanoid robots through thought alone, with audio-visual feedback significantly enhancing performance across multiple studies. Gergondet has also made landmark contributions to real-world humanoid deployment, contributing to the Airbus manufacturing project (94 citations) that demonstrated humanoids performing assembly tasks in aerospace environments inaccessible to conventional platforms. His work on multi-contact ladder climbing and autonomous car driving by humanoid robots further highlights his ambition to push embodied robotics into complex, unstructured settings. More recently, he has explored deep reinforcement learning for bipedal locomotion. Across a career spanning foundational motion planning to cutting-edge learned controllers, Gergondet's research has consistently advanced the practical capabilities of humanoid robots in human-centered environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Collaborative human-humanoid carrying using vision and haptic sensing100 citations · 2014
- 2Multi-contact vertical ladder climbing with an HRP-2 humanoid96 citations · 2016
- 3Humanoid Robots in Aircraft Manufacturing: The Airbus Use Cases94 citations · 2019
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- 6Using brain-computer interface to steer a humanoid robot47 citations · 2011
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- 8Learning Bipedal Walking for Humanoids With Current Feedback32 citations · 2023
- 9Online replanning for reactive robot motion: Practical aspects28 citations · 2010
- 10Autonomous car driving by a humanoid robot27 citations · 2017