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)

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

  • Comparative study of soil interaction and driving characteristics of different agricultural and space robots in an agricultural environment (2024)

    Authors: Malte Wirkus, Stefan Hinck, Christian Backe, Jonathan Babel, Vadim Riedel, Nele Reichert, Andrej Kolesnikov, Tobias Stark, Jens Hilljegerdes, Hilmi Doğu Küçüker, Arno Ruckelshausen, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Journal of Field Robotics (Volume: 41)
    DOI: 10.1002/rob.22347

  • Open Source Dual-Purpose Acrobot and Pendubot Platform: Benchmarking Control Algorithms for Underactuated Robotics (2024)

    Authors: Felix Wiebe, Shivesh Kumar, Lasse J. Shala, Shubham Vyas, Mahdi Javadi, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (Volume: 31)
    DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2023.3341257

  • MARLIN: A cloud integrated robotic solution to support intralogistics in retail (2024)

    Authors: Dennis Mronga, Andreas Bresser, Fabias Maas genannt Bermpohl, Adrian Danzglock, Simon Stelter, Alina Hawkin, Hoang Giang Nguyen, Michael Beetz, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Volume: 175)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2024.104654

  • Enhanced multifunctional interface for reconfigurability of robotic teams in planetary applications (2024)

    Authors: Mehmed Yüksel, Wiebke Brinkmann, Marko Jankovic, Hilmi Doǧu Küçüker, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
    DOI: 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610642

  • Robust Co-Design of Canonical Underactuated Systems for Increased Certifiable Stability (2024)

    Authors: Federico Girlanda, Lasse Shala, Shivesh Kumar, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
    DOI: 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10611645

  • Model Predictive Parkour Control of a Monoped Hopper in Dynamically Changing Environments (2024)

    Authors: Maximilian Albracht, Shivesh Kumar, Shubham Vyas, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (Volume: 9)
    DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3445668

  • Quantum Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robot Navigation Tasks (2024)

    Authors: Hans Hohenfeld, Dirk Heimann, Felix Wiebe, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: IEEE Access (Volume: 12)
    DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3417808

  • Ricmonk: A Three-Link Brachiation Robot with Passive Grippers for Energy-Efficient Brachiation (2024)

    Authors: Shourie S. Grama, Mahdi Javadi, Shivesh Kumar, Hossein Zamani Boroujeni, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
    DOI: 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10611003

  • EEG and EMG dataset for the detection of errors introduced by an active orthosis device (2024)

    Authors: Niklas Kueper, Kartik Chari, Judith Bütefür, Julia Habenicht, Tobias Rossol, Su Kyoung Kim, Marc Tabie, Frank Kirchner, Elsa Andrea Kirchner

    Published at: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Volume: 18)
    DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1304311

  • Actuator-level motion and contact episode learning and classification using adaptive resonance theory (2023)

    Authors: Vinzenz Bargsten, Frank Kirchner

    Published at: Intelligent Service Robotics (Volume: 16)
    DOI: 10.1007/s11370-023-00481-7