Lars Richter

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Lars Richter is a biomedical engineer and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neurostimulation technology and robotic systems, with a particular focus on advancing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) through automation and precision engineering. His most influential contribution, "Optimal Coil Orientation for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation" (2013, 106 citations), established key principles for maximizing stimulation efficacy by identifying ideal coil positioning relative to neural targets—work that has become a foundational reference in the TMS community. Richter has made substantial contributions to robotized TMS, developing robust calibration methods for robot-world and hand-eye systems that enable accurate, repeatable coil placement in clinical environments. His 2012 paper on non-orthogonal calibration (67 citations) addressed a critical practical challenge in robot-assisted medical applications. Beyond hardware, Richter pioneered real-time head motion compensation and 3D laser-scan-based head tracking, significantly improving patient safety and stimulation consistency. His research into stimulus intensity variation with coil depth and hand-held versus robotic delivery further refined clinical protocols. Collectively accumulating over 345 citations, Richter's body of work has meaningfully shaped how robotized TMS systems are designed, calibrated, and deployed in both research and clinical neuroscience settings.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Optimal Coil Orientation for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

   106 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Non‐orthogonal tool/flange and robot/world calibration

   67 citations · 2012
3. 3
   Stimulus Intensity for Hand Held and Robotic Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

   44 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Robust real‐time robot–world calibration for robotized transcranial magnetic stimulation

   29 citations · 2011
5. 5
   Towards direct head navigation for robot-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation using 3D laserscans: Idea, setup and feasibility

   21 citations · 2010
6. 6
   Variation of stimulation intensity in transcranial magnetic stimulation with depth

   19 citations · 2012
7. 7
   Tracking post-error adaptation in the motor system by transcranial magnetic stimulation

   17 citations · 2013
8. 8
   Fast robotic compensation of spontaneous head motion during Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

   15 citations · 2010
9. 9
   Robotized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

   14 citations · 2013
10. 10
    Hand-assisted positioning and contact pressure control for motion compensated robotized transcranial magnetic stimulation

    13 citations · 2012

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