Tobias Neumann

About

Tobias Neumann is a robotics researcher specializing in 3D mapping, autonomous navigation, and field robotics. His work focuses on developing systems for rapid environmental perception and exploration, particularly in challenging, unstructured environments. Neumann’s most influential contribution is the design of a rotating platform for swift acquisition of dense 3D point clouds (2016, 14 citations), which significantly improves the speed and completeness of spatial data capture for mobile robots. He further advanced this domain with a system for continuous underground site mapping and exploration (2019, 7 citations), addressing critical needs in industrial automation, search and rescue, and mining operations. His research also extends to autonomous sailing, where he explored basic visual navigation for small robotic sailboats (2012). Beyond his publications, Neumann’s impact is recognized through the International Harting Open Source Award (2016) for his work on the Fawkes robotics framework in the RoboCup Logistics League, highlighting his contributions to open-source robotics and competitive multi-robot systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A Rotating Platform for Swift Acquisition of Dense 3D Point Clouds

   14 citations · 2016
2. 2
   A System for Continuous Underground Site Mapping and Exploration

   7 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Feasibility of Basic Visual Navigation for Small Robotic Sailboats

   3 citations · 2012
4. 4
   International Harting Open Source Award 2016: Fawkes for the RoboCup Logistics League

   2 citations · 2017

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