Maged Iskandar
Papers
17
Total Citations
499
H-Index
12
About
Maged Iskandar is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, assistive robotics, and advanced robot control, with a particular focus on making robotic systems safer, more intuitive, and more accessible. Based at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Iskandar has made significant contributions to force and impedance control, developing a hybrid framework for fast end-effector motions that has already garnered 63 citations. His 2024 work on intrinsic robotic touch — enabling delicate human-robot interaction without artificial skin — reflects his broader commitment to seamless physical collaboration, earning 54 citations. Equally impactful is his research in assistive robotics: his EDAN system, which uses electromyographic signals to help people with neuromuscular disabilities perform daily tasks, and his shared control frameworks for wheelchair-mounted manipulators have together transformed how lightweight robots can restore independence for users with motor impairments. Iskandar has also advanced fundamental robotics engineering through friction modeling for harmonic drive systems and collision detection on the DLR SARA platform. With over 400 cumulative citations across a decade of research, his work consistently bridges rigorous control theory with meaningful real-world application.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Hybrid Force-Impedance Control for Fast End-Effector Motions63 citations · 2023
- 2Intrinsic sense of touch for intuitive physical human-robot interaction54 citations · 2024
- 3Shared Control Templates for Assistive Robotics54 citations · 2020
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- 8Employing Whole-Body Control in Assistive Robotics35 citations · 2019
- 9Joint-Level Control of the DLR Lightweight Robot SARA33 citations · 2020
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