Christoph Herrmann

Technische Universität Braunschweig, Cycle (Germany), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Christoph Herrmann is a leading voice in sustainable production and life-cycle engineering, with a focus on the circular economy of complex technical systems. His research bridges the gap between industrial automation and environmental sustainability, particularly in the domains of battery system disassembly and urban logistics. Herrmann’s seminal 2014 work on scenario-based disassembly systems for automotive lithium-ion batteries (58 citations) laid critical groundwork for economically viable end-of-life battery processing, addressing challenges of varying battery designs and states of charge. More recently, his 2023 life-cycle analysis of autonomous delivery robots (26 citations) provided the first comprehensive environmental assessment of last-mile parcel delivery using ADRs, revealing key trade-offs between automation and carbon footprint. His earlier contributions to industrial robot positioning and synchronization (2010) demonstrate a foundational expertise in precision automation. With a career spanning over a decade of high-impact publications, Herrmann’s work directly informs industry practices and policy decisions for sustainable manufacturing and logistics, making him an essential reference for researchers and engineers tackling the intersection of robotics, life-cycle assessment, and circular economy strategies.