Papers
11
Total Citations
198
H-Index
8
About
Malte Wirkus is a leading researcher in human–robot collaboration and intelligent robotic systems, with a focus on seamless interaction between humans, autonomous robots, and virtual agents. His most influential work, "Multimodal sensor-based whole-body control for human–robot collaboration in industrial settings" (83 citations), establishes foundational methods for safe and intuitive cooperation in manufacturing environments. Wirkus pioneered the concept of "Hybrid Teams," demonstrating how augmented humans, robots, and virtual agents can flexibly collaborate on complex production tasks—a vision realized in his widely cited papers from 2016 and 2017. His contributions extend to space robotics through the ESROCOS framework (14 citations), a robotic operating system designed for both space and terrestrial applications, and to modular robot control via online reconfiguration techniques. Wirkus has also advanced agricultural robotics, comparing soil interaction and driving characteristics of space and agricultural robots. His work on intelligent dual-arm manipulators for fault recovery and automated product packaging further showcases his versatility in solving real-world industrial challenges. With over 200 cumulative citations, Wirkus’s research continues to shape the future of collaborative robotics across manufacturing, space exploration, and agriculture.
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- 4Hybrid Teams of Humans, Robots, and Virtual Agents in a Production Setting14 citations · 2016
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- 7Automation of product packaging for industrial applications11 citations · 2017
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- 10ESROCOS: Development and Validation of a Space Robotics Framework3 citations · 2024