Papers
8
Total Citations
161
H-Index
6
About
Branko Karan is a robotics researcher whose career spans over three decades, with expertise spanning robot calibration, control systems, sensor technology, and human-robot interaction. His foundational 1994 survey on manipulation robot model calibration and accuracy, which garnered 94 citations, established him as an important voice in understanding and correcting systematic errors in robotic systems — a challenge central to deploying reliable industrial manipulators. His early contributions also extended to educational robotics infrastructure, developing distributed PC-based control systems that made advanced robotics research and teaching more accessible. As consumer-grade 3D sensing technology emerged, Karan pivoted to address its limitations for professional applications, publishing influential work on calibrating Kinect-type RGB-D sensors using practical checkerboard-based procedures, accumulating over 20 citations. He further contributed to modular anthropomorphic robot hand design and robust position-force control, demonstrating a broad engineering range. Perhaps most ambitiously, his work on ambient-aware social service robots — integrating emotional intelligence and human-centric interaction — reflects a forward-looking vision for robots operating meaningfully within everyday human environments. Across his career, Karan has consistently worked to bridge the gap between raw robotic hardware capability and real-world deployment reliability.
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Top Papers
- 1Calibration and accuracy of manipulation robot models—An overview94 citations · 1994
- 2Calibration of Kinect-type RGB-D sensors for robotic applications20 citations · 2015
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- 4A Distributed PC-Based Control System for Education in Robotics13 citations · 1991
- 5Development of Modular Compliant Anthropomorphic Robot Hand8 citations · 2013
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- 8Multiprocessor control system for industrial robots2 citations · 1991