Papers
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Total Citations
427
H-Index
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About
Peter Kampmann is a robotics researcher whose work spans an impressive range of autonomous systems, from deep-sea exploration to mobile manipulation and legged locomotion. With a career bridging foundational mobile robotics and cutting-edge autonomous systems, Kampmann has made significant contributions to the design and deployment of robots in extreme environments. His most cited work (56 citations) addresses the use of autonomous underwater robots for inspecting and maintaining industrial infrastructure such as pipelines — a critical advancement as industries seek safer, diver-free alternatives. His development of AILA, a mobile dual-arm research platform (43 citations), helped advance the field of mobile manipulation, while his pioneering research into multi-modal tactile sensing and fiber-optic sensor arrays (41 citations) pushed the boundaries of robotic dexterity in challenging conditions, including deep-sea fine manipulation. Kampmann also contributed to space robotics through SpaceClimber (34 citations), a bio-inspired six-legged climbing robot designed for extraterrestrial exploration. His work on hybrid pressure-tolerant electronics further demonstrates his expertise in ruggedized systems for hostile environments. Across decades of research, Kampmann has consistently advanced the autonomy, sensing, and physical capability of robots operating where humans cannot easily go.
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- 2AILA - design of an autonomous mobile dual-arm robot43 citations · 2011
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- 6Hybrid pressure-tolerant electronics27 citations · 2012
- 7Development and Control of the Multi-Legged Robot MANTIS27 citations · 2016
- 8Intuitive Interaction with Robots – Technical Approaches and Challenges18 citations · 2015
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