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Wolfgang Neubauer is a pioneering roboticist whose work bridges autonomous systems, archaeological prospection, and human-robot interaction. His research spans three key domains: climbing robots for infrastructure inspection, high-resolution ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for non-invasive archaeology, and motion planning for service robotics. His most cited work, a 2002 paper on a spider-like robot that climbs vertically in ducts or pipes (129 citations), addresses the challenge of autonomous locomotion in complex hollow environments with corners and branches, laying groundwork for industrial inspection robots. In 2018, his large-area high-resolution GPR measurements paper (128 citations) revolutionized archaeological prospection by enabling rapid, detailed subsurface mapping without excavation, significantly advancing geophysical methods. Neubauer also contributed to real-time robot path planning using diffusion equations (1992) and safe motion control for human-assistance tasks (2003). His notable achievement includes the "Robotic Bar" (2003-2004), an integrated demonstration of man-robot collaboration in service scenarios, showcasing interactive communication and collision-free motion planning. With over 300 total citations, Neubauer’s work has impacted both engineering and archaeology, inspiring students to explore interdisciplinary robotics applications.