Papers
16
Total Citations
586
H-Index
11
About
Stefan Schulz is a pioneering robotics engineer whose career has centered on the design and development of anthropomorphic robotic hands and humanoid robotic systems. His most celebrated contribution, "A new ultralight anthropomorphic hand" (2002), garnered 188 citations and introduced a five-fingered, 13-degree-of-freedom artificial hand capable of reliably grasping a wide variety of objects with remarkably natural movement. This foundational work established Schulz as a leading voice in biomimetic robotics and set the stage for a prolific research trajectory. A defining thread throughout Schulz's work is his innovative use of flexible fluidic actuators (FFAs) — a biologically inspired actuation technology drawing on the hydraulic mechanics of spider legs — applied across hand designs, arm systems, and compliant robotic platforms. His FRH-4 hand (2008, 100 citations) elegantly merged anthropomorphic appearance with industrial gripper precision, while his contributions to the ARMAR-4 humanoid robot (2013, 68 citations) demonstrated his capacity to integrate complex mechatronic systems at full-body scale, featuring 63 degrees of freedom and over 200 sensors. With a body of work consistently bridging biological inspiration and engineering rigor, Schulz has made enduring contributions to assistive robotics, rehabilitation technology, and humanoid systems research.
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Top Papers
- 1A new ultralight anthropomorphic hand188 citations · 2002
- 2A new anthropomorphic robotic hand100 citations · 2008
- 3ARMAR-4: A 63 DOF torque controlled humanoid robot68 citations · 2013
- 4Development of an Anthropomorphic Hand for a Mobile Assistive Robot52 citations · 2005
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- 8Modularly designed lightweight anthropomorphic robot hand17 citations · 2006
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