Georg Biegelbauer

About

Georg Biegelbauer is an Austrian robotics and computer vision researcher whose work spans industrial automation, 3D object detection, and autonomous robot programming. His research has made significant contributions to the challenge of enabling robots to perceive, interpret, and interact with their environments across both industrial and domestic settings. Biegelbauer's most influential work, "Efficient 3D Object Detection by Fitting Superquadrics to Range Image Data" (2007, 71 citations), introduced a fast and robust method for localizing diverse objects in cluttered environments using laser range sensors — a breakthrough for robotic service and assistance applications. His model-based 3D object detection research further consolidated his reputation in machine perception. A recurring theme throughout his career is automated robot programming for industrial tasks. His contributions to the EU-funded FlexPaint project pioneered fully automated spray painting of high-variant, low-volume parts, removing the costly burden of manual offline programming. Complementing this, his work on sensor-guided bore inspection systems — deploying 3D vision to direct robotic endoscopes into bore holes — demonstrated practical, industrially deployed solutions with real quality-control impact. Spanning sewing robots, mobile navigation, and combined shape-appearance recognition, Biegelbauer's diverse portfolio reflects a researcher committed to bridging perception and action in robotics across challenging real-world applications.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Efficient 3D Object Detection by Fitting Superquadrics to Range Image Data for Robot's Object Manipulation

   71 citations · 2007
2. 2
   Model-based 3D object detection

   24 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Automatic Robotic Spray Painting of Low Volume High Variant Parts

   17 citations · 2002
4. 4
   The inverse approach of FlexPaint [robotic spray painting]

   15 citations · 2005
5. 5
   3D Vision-Guided Bore Inspection System

   15 citations · 2006
6. 6
   Sensor based robotics for fully automated inspection of bores at low volume high variant parts

   15 citations · 2004
7. 7
   Rethinking Robot Vision – Combining Shape and Appearance

   13 citations · 2007
8. 8
   Detection of classes of features for automated robot programming

   9 citations · 2004
9. 9
   Optical Seam Following for Automated Robot Sewing

   8 citations · 2007
10. 10
    Finding Tables for Home Service Tasks and Safe Mobile Robot Navigation

    7 citations · 2006

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