Carolina Schorn

Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

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Carolina Schorn is a robotics researcher focused on advancing autonomous manufacturing through mobile manipulation and flexible automation. Her work addresses critical challenges in high-mix, low-volume production environments, where traditional fixed automation falls short. Schorn's most-cited paper, "Mobile Machine Tending with ROS2: Evaluation of system capabilities" (2023), explores the integration of mobile robots with ROS2 to enable dynamic, adaptable machine tending—moving beyond preprogrammed, stationary systems. This research contributes to making manufacturing more responsive to changing production demands. With growing recognition in the robotics community, her work is laying groundwork for more intelligent, mobile industrial systems that can operate safely alongside human workers.