Frank Kirchner

Frank Kirchner

Frank.Kirchner@dfki.de
Institution: University of Bremen / DFKI
Department: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (Bremen) / Robotics Innovation Center (DFKI)
Position: Chair of Robotics (Bremen) / Executive Director (DFKI)
https://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/de/ueber-uns/mitarbeiter/frki01

Artificial intelligence based on robotics, machine learning, human-machine interface, walking and underactuated robotics

  • ITPNet: Initial trajectory prediction network-a deep learning framework for predicting initial trajectories to warm start optimization-based motion planners (2026)

    Authors: Sankaranarayanan Natarajan, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
    DOI: 10.1007/s41315-025-00520-9

  • Robust anomaly detection through multi-modal autoencoder fusion for small vehicle damage detection (2025)

    Authors: Sara Khan, Mehmed Yüksel, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Machine Learning with Applications (Volume: 22)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mlwa.2025.100794

  • Cooperative robotic exploration of a planetary skylight surface and lava cave (2025)

    Authors: Raúl Domínguez, Carlos Pérez-Del-pulgar, Gonzalo J. Paz-Delgado, Fabio Polisano, Jonathan Babel, Thierry Germa, Iulia Dragomir, Valérie Ciarletti, Anne-Claire Berthet, Leon Cedric Danter, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Science Robotics (Volume: 10)
    DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adj9699

  • 3D-DUO: 3D detection of underwater objects in low-resolution multibeam echosounder maps (2025)

    Authors: Nael Jaber, Bilal Wehbe, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Ocean Engineering (Volume: 331)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121254

  • Learning Fourier series with parametrized quantum circuits (2025)

    Authors: Dirk Heimann, Hans Hohenfeld, Gunnar Schönhoff, Elie Mounzer, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Physical Review Research (Volume: 7)
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023151

  • Toward Sustainable Space Exploration: Designing an AI-Powered Modular Toolbox for Future Planetary Exploration† (2025)

    Authors: Wiebke Brinkmann, Moritz Schilling, Priyanka Chowdhury, Jonas Eisenmenger, Jonas Benz, Malte Langosz, Jieying Li, Erik Michelson, Mehmed Yüksel, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Engineering Proceedings (Volume: 90)
    DOI: 10.3390/engproc2025090026

  • Development of Quasi-Direct Drive Motor for Walking Robots in Extraterrestrial Environments † (2025)

    Authors: Jonas Eisenmenger, Zhongqian Zhao, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Engineering Proceedings (Volume: 90)
    DOI: 10.3390/engproc2025090099

  • Look Ahead Optimization for Managing Nullspace in Cartesian Impedance Control of Dual-Arm Robots (2025)

    Authors: Vamsi Krishna Origanti, Adrian Danzglock, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: 2025 IEEE SICE International Symposium on System Integration Sii 2025
    DOI: 10.1109/SII59315.2025.10871056

  • MV3D: Multi-View 3D Reconstruction of Objects Using Forward-Looking Sonar (2025)

    Authors: Nael Jaber, Bilal Wehbe, Leif Christensen, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (Volume: 10)
    DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2025.3588062

  • Continuous Learning of Contact Episodes from Proprioceptive Sensors in Industrial Assembly Scenarios Using Adaptive Resonance Theory (2025)

    Authors: Vinzenz Bargsten, Dimitrios Rakovitis, Vamsi Krishna Origanti, Adrian Danzglock, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (Volume: 1531 LNNS)
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-98304-7_39