Papers
10
Total Citations
225
H-Index
7
About
Simon Schulz is a leading researcher in social robotics and human-robot interaction, with a focus on designing anthropomorphic robotic platforms that are both functionally powerful and socially expressive. His most notable contribution is the development of the "Flobi" robot head, a highly influential platform that balances advanced sensor integration with human-like social cues—his 2010 paper on this work has garnered 114 citations. Schulz has also pioneered research on how naïve users intuitively interact with intelligent environments, as seen in his 2016 corpus study (29 citations) exploring how people address smart homes through social robots. His work on affordable, 3D-printable robotic eyes (13 citations) and high-definition camera-eyes for anthropomorphic robots (7 citations) addresses the critical challenge of creating robot faces that meet human expectations for likeability and realism. Additionally, Schulz has contributed to improving reproducibility in robotics through automated system validation (14 citations) and continuous integration for simulated robot models (9 citations). His research, often conducted within the Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) cluster, demonstrates a consistent commitment to making robots more intuitive, reproducible, and socially engaging for everyday users.
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Top Papers
- 1The bielefeld anthropomorphic robot head “Flobi”114 citations · 2010
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- 4Towards automated system and experiment reproduction in robotics14 citations · 2016
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- 8Humotion6 citations · 2016
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- 10Reality check!2 citations · 2014