Theo van Niekerk

Nelson Mandela University

Papers

4

Total Citations

17

H-Index

3

About

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Research Focus

Artificial intelligence4 · 17 citations
Robot4 · 17 citations
Engineering4 · 17 citations
Computer science4 · 17 citations
Mechanical engineering3 · 14 citations
Control engineering3 · 14 citations
Grippers2 · 12 citations
Computer vision1 · 8 citations
Object (grammar)1 · 8 citations
Robotic arm1 · 8 citations
Simulation1 · 8 citations
Soft robotics2 · 6 citations

Key Achievements

3
H-Index
4
Papers
17
Total Citations
4
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Generic gripper for an unmanned aerial vehicle
8 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2020 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 21
🏛 Institutions: Nelson Mandela University

Top Papers

  1. 1
    Generic gripper for an unmanned aerial vehicle
    8 citations · 2020
  2. 2
    Design, Fabrication and Analysis of a Soft Robotic Gripper Using Fluid Elastomer Actuators
    4 citations · 2023
  3. 3
    A Review of Robotics Research in South Africa
    3 citations · 2019
  4. 4
    A Fluid Elastomeric Actuator Design for Soft Robots
    2 citations · 2025

Key Collaborators

RSRiaan Stopforth2 shared papersDEDennis Els2 shared papersKSKiran Setty1 shared papersWSW.J. Smit1 shared papersHDHendrik Daniël Mouton1 shared papersNLNicolaas Luwes1 shared papersDWDaniel Withey1 shared papersKMKaren M. Kruger1 shared papersEBEdward Boje1 shared papersBRBenjamin Rosman1 shared papersRBRangith Baby Kuriakose1 shared papersAPAmir Patel1 shared papersTLTrevor Lorimer1 shared papersHVH.J. Vermaak1 shared papersJHJames Hepworth1 shared papersBVBeatrice van Eden1 shared papersRCRowe Christopher1 shared papersPMPaolo Mercorelli1 shared papersJWJacques Welgemoed1 shared papersJMJ McLaren1 shared papers
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