Eric H. Grosse
Saarland University, AT&T (United States), Nokia (United States)
Papers
13
Total Citations
340
H-Index
7
About
Eric H. Grosse is a prolific researcher whose work spans two distinct but equally impactful domains: robotic grasping theory and human-centered warehouse automation. Early in his career, Grosse made foundational contributions to robotics with his seminal studies on stable prehension, demonstrating mathematically that a three-fingered robotic hand could achieve stable, friction-free grasps on any polygonal object — work that attracted 52 and 24 citations respectively and laid important theoretical groundwork for robot manipulation research. In recent years, Grosse has emerged as a leading voice in the study of hybrid and collaborative order picking systems, where human workers and autonomous robots share operational spaces. His systematic literature review on human-robot collaborative warehouses (98 citations) and simulation-based analyses of hybrid picking systems (68 citations) have become essential references in supply chain and logistics research. He has consistently pushed beyond efficiency metrics, integrating ergonomic evaluation, mental workload assessment, and technology acceptance into his investigations — reflecting a genuine commitment to worker well-being under Industry 5.0 principles. His more recent explorations into aging workers and human-robot synergy signal an increasingly human-centered research trajectory, ensuring his scholarship remains both timely and socially meaningful.
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Top Papers
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- 3Stable prehension with a multi-fingered hand52 citations · 2005
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- 5Stable prehension with three fingers24 citations · 1985
- 6Evaluation of human workload in a hybrid order picking system20 citations · 2021
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