Martin J. Rosenstrauch

Technische Universität Berlin, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

Papers

Total Citations

222

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About

Martin J. Rosenstrauch is a researcher specializing in human-robot collaboration (HRC), industrial robotics safety, and intuitive robot programming interfaces. His work sits at the critical intersection of robotics engineering and human factors, addressing one of manufacturing's most pressing challenges: enabling humans and robots to work safely and efficiently side by side. Rosenstrauch's most influential contribution examines safe human-robot collaboration frameworks under ISO/TS 15066, a landmark paper that has garnered 93 citations and helped establish foundational experimental approaches for collaborative robotics in industrial settings. Building on this, his subsequent work on speed and separation monitoring using the Kinect v2 sensor (43 citations) and dynamic operation area segmentation (20 citations) demonstrates a sustained, systematic effort to make safety protocols practically implementable on the factory floor. Beyond safety, Rosenstrauch has made notable strides in robot programming accessibility. His 2013 paper on spatial programming through task demonstration (66 citations) introduced a markerless gesture recognition and augmented reality system, significantly lowering the barrier for non-expert robot programming. Collectively, his research has accumulated over 220 citations, reflecting meaningful influence on both academic robotics research and real-world industrial automation, making his work essential reading for engineers and researchers advancing collaborative manufacturing environments.