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2026
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Germany
2025

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
92
Citations
33811
World Ranking
273
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2008 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Engineering Sciences
  • 2007 - IEEE Robotics & Automation Award “For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and space robotics.”
  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and pioneering space robotics.

Overview

Gerd Hirzinger is affiliated with the German Aerospace Center in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on engineering and medicine, with significant expertise in biomedical engineering and surgery.

The scientist's work covers various fields and topics, including:

  • Engineering
  • Medicine

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Surgery
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control

Gerd Hirzinger's recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions:

  • "An Introduction to Robotically Assisted Surgical Systems: Current Developments and Focus Areas of Research" (2021), published in Current Robotics Reports
  • "Model-Augmented Haptic Telemanipulation: Concept, Retrospective Overview, and Current Use Cases" (2021), published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • "Robotische Assistenzsysteme für die Chirurgie" (2020), published in Der Chirurg

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Julian Klodmann
  • Alin Albu-Schäffer
  • Christopher Schlenk
  • Roland Unterhinninghofen
  • Anja Hellings-Kuß

Frequent publication venues where Gerd Hirzinger's work appears are:

  • Current Robotics Reports
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • Der Chirurg

The scientist has been recognized by multiple awards, reflecting their contributions to robotics and automation:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2008), citation for Engineering Sciences
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Award (2007), "For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and space robotics."
  • IEEE Fellow (1997), "For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and pioneering space robotics."

Best Publications

  • DLR-Hand II: next generation of a dextrous robot hand

    J. Butterfass;M. Grebenstein;H. Liu;G. Hirzinger

  • A Unified Passivity-based Control Framework for Position, Torque and Impedance Control of Flexible Joint Robots

    Alin Albu-Schäffer;Christian Ott;Gerd Hirzinger

  • Collision Detection and Safe Reaction with the DLR-III Lightweight Manipulator Arm

    A. De Luca;A. Albu-Schaffer;S. Haddadin;G. Hirzinger

  • The DLR lightweight robot : design and control concepts for robots in human environments

    Alin Albu-Schäffer;Sami Haddadin;Christian Ott;Andreas Stemmer

  • Adaptive and generic corner detection based on the accelerated segment test

    Elmar Mair;Gregory D. Hager;Darius Burschka;Michael Suppa

  • Collision detection and reaction: A contribution to safe physical Human-Robot Interaction

    S. Haddadin;A. Albu-Schaffer;A. De Luca;G. Hirzinger

  • A new variable stiffness design: Matching requirements of the next robot generation

    S. Wolf;G. Hirzinger

  • Application of affine-invariant Fourier descriptors to recognition of 3-D objects

    K. Arbter;W.E. Snyder;H. Burkhardt;G. Hirzinger

  • Requirements for Safe Robots: Measurements, Analysis and New Insights

    Sami Haddadin;Alin Albu-Schäffer;Gerd Hirzinger

  • The DLR hand arm system

    Markus Grebenstein;Alin Albu-Schaffer;Thomas Bahls;Maxime Chalon

  • On the Passivity-Based Impedance Control of Flexible Joint Robots

    C. Ott;A. Albu-Schaffer;A. Kugi;G. Hirzinger

  • Multisensory five-finger dexterous hand: The DLR/HIT Hand II

    H. Liu;K. Wu;P. Meusel;N. Seitz

  • On a new generation of torque controlled light-weight robots

    G. Hirzinger;A. Albu-Schaffer;M. Hahnle;I. Schaefer

  • Dynamic sliding PID control for tracking of robot manipulators: theory and experiments

    V. Parra-Vega;S. Arimoto;Yun-Hui Liu;G. Hirzinger

  • DLR's torque-controlled light weight robot III-are we reaching the technological limits now?

    G. Hirzinger;N. Sporer;A. Albu-Schaffer;M. Hahnle

  • Optimal Hand-Eye Calibration

    Klaus Strobl;Gerd Hirzinger

  • DLR MiroSurge: a versatile system for research in endoscopic telesurgery.

    Ulrich Hagn;Rainer Konietschke;Andreas Tobergte;Mathias Nickl

  • Bipedal walking control based on Capture Point dynamics

    Johannes Englsberger;Christian Ott;Maximo A. Roa;Alin Albu-Schaffer

  • Safety Evaluation of Physical Human-Robot Interaction via Crash-Testing

    Sami Haddadin;Alin Albu-Schäffer;Gerd Hirzinger

  • Capturing robot workspace structure: representing robot capabilities

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  • Cartesian impedance control of redundant robots: recent results with the DLR-light-weight-arms

    A. Albu-Schaffer;C. Ott;U. Frese;G. Hirzinger

  • Energy-efficient Autonomous Four-rotor Flying Robot Controlled at 1 kHz

    D. Gurdan;J. Stumpf;M. Achtelik;K.-M. Doth

Frequent Co-Authors

Alin Albu-Schaffer
Alin Albu-Schaffer German Aerospace Center
Sami Haddadin
Sami Haddadin Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Markus Grebenstein
Markus Grebenstein German Aerospace Center
Bruno Siciliano
Bruno Siciliano University of Naples Federico II
Jee-Hwan Ryu
Jee-Hwan Ryu Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Claudio Melchiorri
Claudio Melchiorri University of Bologna
Suguru Arimoto
Suguru Arimoto University of Toyama

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