Sammy Pfeiffer

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Sammy Pfeiffer’s research lies at the intersection of motion planning, human-robot interaction, and socially aware robotics. His most cited work, “Timed-Elastic Bands for Manipulation Motion Planning” (28 citations), tackles the challenge of generating smooth, constraint-aware paths for robotic manipulators, integrating joint limits and Cartesian goals—a key contribution to practical robot autonomy. Pfeiffer also explores the ethical dimensions of robotics, notably in “Embodiment, Privacy and Social Robots: May I Remember You?” (24 citations), which examines how robots that store personal data impact user privacy and trust. His work on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) demonstrates how robots can enhance elder care and home support systems, while his studies on gesture learning and execution in humanoid robots (11 citations) advance intuitive human-robot teaching through dynamic movement primitives. Early in his career, Pfeiffer developed a Kinect-based system for real-time humanoid gesture imitation, showcasing his ability to bridge perception and control. With a portfolio spanning technical motion planning, social robotics ethics, and assistive applications, Pfeiffer’s research is shaping how robots move, learn, and coexist with people in everyday environments.

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1. 1
   Timed-Elastic Bands for Manipulation Motion Planning

   28 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Embodiment, Privacy and Social Robots: May I Remember You?

   24 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Evaluating the use of robots to enlarge AAL services1

   14 citations · 2015
4. 4
   Gesture learning and execution in a humanoid robot via dynamic movement primitives

   11 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Guiado gestual de un robot humanoide mediante un sensor "kinect"

   3 citations · 2011
6. 6
   Multi-target & multi-detector people tracker for mobile robots

   2 citations · 2015

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