Papers
12
Total Citations
102
H-Index
6
About
Matthias Strobel’s research focuses on service robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous navigation in complex, human-centered environments. His work addresses the practical challenges of deploying robots in everyday settings—from cluttered offices and narrow corridors to crowded public spaces. A key contribution is the development of the MAid robotic wheelchair, an intelligent passenger transportation system designed for elderly and disabled people, which demonstrated safe, semi-autonomous operation in busy public environments (11 citations). Strobel also advanced gesture recognition for domestic service robots by integrating spatial context knowledge, allowing robots to better interpret user intent behind gestural commands (14 citations). His research on navigation in partially unknown, narrow, and cluttered spaces introduced planners that account for kinematic constraints and user-defined optimality criteria (13 citations). Additionally, Strobel explored RFID-based localization on smart floors for precise robot position estimation. With over 100 total citations across his most-cited papers, his work has laid foundational groundwork for service robots that can operate safely and intuitively alongside humans in real-world, unstructured environments.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Office waste cleanup: an application for service robots21 citations · 2002
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- 3Navigation in partially unknown, narrow, cluttered space13 citations · 2003
- 4Robot Position Estimation on a RFID-Tagged Smart Floor12 citations · 2008
- 5MAid: A Robotic Wheelchair Operating in Public Environments11 citations · 1999
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- 7An intelligent (semi-)autonomous passenger transportation system6 citations · 2003
- 8Exploiting RFID Capabilities Onboard a Service Robot Platform5 citations · 2012
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- 10Polygonal Model Fitting4 citations · 2001