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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt - DLR: Oberpfaffenhofen, Bayern, DE

2010-04 to present | Research Scientist (Autonomy and Teleoperation)
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International Astronomical Union: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

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IEEE Robotics and Automation Society: Piscataway, NJ, US

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IEEE: New York, NY, US

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers: NY, NY, US

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Motion Planning for Humanoid Locomotion: Applications to Homelike Environments

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: George Mesesan; Robert Schuller; Johannes Englsberger; Máximo A. Roa; Jinoh Lee; Christian Ott; Alin Albu-Schäffer
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Robotic Tight Packaging Using a Hybrid Gripper with Variable Stiffness

2025 | Book chapter
Contributors: Michele Moroni; Ana Elvira Huezo Martin; Leonard Klüpfel; Ashok M. Sundaram; Werner Friedl; Francesco Braghin; Máximo A. Roa
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Bayesian Optimization for Robust Robotic Grasping Using a Sensorized Compliant Hand

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Juan G. Lechuz-Sierra; Ana Elvira H. Martin; Ashok M. Sundaram; Ruben Martinez-Cantin; Máximo A. Roa
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Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition at the 2024 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Robotics and Automation [Competitions]

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yu Sun; Berk Calli; Kenny Kimble; Francis wyffels; Victor-Louis De Gusseme; Kaiyu Hang; Salvatore D’Avella; Alessio Xompero; Andrea Cavallaro; Maximo A. Roa et al.
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The Cluttered Environment Picking Benchmark (CEPB) for Advanced Warehouse Automation: Evaluating the Perception, Planning, Control, and Grasping of Manipulation Systems

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Salvatore D’Avella; Matteo Bianchi; Ashok M. Sundaram; Carlo Alberto Avizzano; Máximo A. Roa; Paolo Tripicchio
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CollisionGP: Gaussian Process-Based Collision Checking for Robot Motion Planning

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Javier Muñoz; Peter Lehner; Luis E. Moreno; Alin Albu-Schäffer; Máximo A. Roa
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Multimodal Grasp Planner for Hybrid Grippers in Cluttered Scenes

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Salvatore D'Avella; Ashok M. Sundaram; Werner Friedl; Paolo Tripicchio; Máximo A. Roa
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Research Challenges and Progress in Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competitions

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Yu Sun; Joe Falco; Maximo A. Roa; Berk Calli
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OCRTOC: A Cloud-Based Competition and Benchmark for Robotic Grasping and Manipulation

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Ziyuan Liu; Wei Liu; Yuzhe Qin; Fanbo Xiang; Minghao Gou; Songyan Xin; Maximo A. Roa; Berk Calli; Hao Su; Yu Sun et al.
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Learning to teleoperate an upper-limb assistive humanoid robot for bimanual daily-living tasks

Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express
2022-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Mathilde Connan; Marek Sierotowicz; Bernd Henze; Oliver Porges; Alin Albu-Schäffer; Máximo A Roa; Claudio Castellini
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Mobile Manipulation Hackathon: Moving into Real World Applications

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Maximo A. Roa; Mehmet R. Dogar; Jordi Pages; Carlos Vivas; Antonio Morales; Nikolaus Correll; Michael Gorner; Jan Rosell; Sergi Foix; Raphael Memmesheimer et al.
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Efficient and Goal-Directed Oscillations in Articulated Soft Robots: The Point-To-Point Case

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Luigi Bono Bonacchi; Maximo A. Roa; Anna Sesselmann; Florian Loeffl; Alin Albu-Schaffer; Cosimo Della Santina
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Visual and Tactile Fusion for Estimating the Pose of a Grasped Object

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: David Álvarez; Máximo A. Roa; Luis Moreno
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A Bin-Picking Benchmark for Systematic Evaluation of Robotic Pick-and-Place Systems

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Hussein Mnyusiwalla; Pavlos Triantafyllou; Panagiotis Sotiropoulos; Maximo A. Roa; Werner Friedl; Ashok M. Sundaram; Duncan Russell; Graham Deacon
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Benchmarking Hand and Grasp Resilience to Dynamic Loads

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesca Negrello; Werner Friedl; Giorgio Grioli; Manolo Garabini; Oliver Brock; Antonio Bicchi; Maximo A. Roa; Manuel G. Catalano
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Benchmarking Protocol for Grasp Planning Algorithms

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Yasemin Bekiroglu; Naresh Marturi; Maximo A. Roa; Komlan Jean Maxime Adjigble; Tommaso Pardi; Cindy Grimm; Ravi Balasubramanian; Kaiyu Hang; Rustam Stolkin
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CLASH—A Compliant Sensorized Hand for Handling Delicate Objects

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
2020-01-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-9144
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A Benchmarking Framework for Systematic Evaluation of Compliant Under-Actuated Soft End Effectors in an Industrial Context

IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85062266314

Contributors: Sotiropoulos, P.; Roa, M.A.; Martins, M.F.; Fried, W.; Mnyusiwalla, H.; Triantafyllou, P.; Deacon, G.
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A benchmarking framework for systematic evaluation of robotic pick-and-place systems in an industrial grocery setting

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85071444567

Contributors: Triantafyllou, P.; Mnyusiwalla, H.; Sotiropoulos, P.; Roa, M.A.; Russell, D.; Deacon, G.
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Autonomous Bipedal Humanoid Grasping with Base Repositioning and Whole-Body Control

IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85062294576

Contributors: Sundaram, A.M.; Henze, B.; Porges, O.; Marton, Z.-C.; Roa, M.A.
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DLR Multi-fingered Hands

Humanoid Robotics: A Reference
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9789400760455
Part of ISBN: 9789400760462
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Experiments with human-inspired behaviors in a humanoid robot: Quasi-static balancing using toe-off motion and stretched knees

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85071481570

Contributors: Henze, B.; Roa, M.A.; Werner, A.; Dietrich, A.; Ott, C.; Albu-Schaffer, A.
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Manipulation and Task Execution by Humanoids

Humanoid Robotics: A Reference
2019 | Book chapter
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Mechanism Design of DLR Humanoid Robots

Humanoid Robotics: A Reference
2019 | Book chapter
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Model-based posture control for a torque-controlled humanoid robot

Biosystems and Biorobotics
2019 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85055055908

Contributors: Roa, M.A.; Henze, B.; Ott, C.
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SMErobotics: Smart robots for flexible manufacturing

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059640531

Contributors: Perzylo, A.; Rickert, M.; Kahl, B.; Somani, N.; Lehmann, C.; Kuss, A.; Profanter, S.; Beck, A.B.; Haage, M.; Hansen, M.R. et al.
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Torque-Based Balancing for a Humanoid Robot Performing High-Force Interaction Tasks

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062591162

Contributors: Abi-Farraj, F.; Henze, B.; Ott, C.; Giordano, P.R.; Roa, M.A.
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Experimental study on model- vs. learning-based slip detection

2019 19th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)
2019-12 | Conference paper
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Humanoid Robots in Aircraft Manufacturing: The Airbus Use Cases

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Abderrahmane Kheddar; Maximo A. Roa; Pierre-Brice Wieber; Francois Chaumette; Fabien Spindler; Giuseppe Oriolo; Leonardo Lanari; Adrien Escande; Kevin Chappellet; Fumio Kanehiro et al.
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Experimental Evaluation and Modeling of Passive Falls in Humanoid Robots

2019 IEEE-RAS 19th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)
2019-10 | Conference paper
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Robotic manipulation and the role of the task in the metric of success

Nature Machine Intelligence
2019-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2522-5839
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Vision-Based Solutions for Robotic Manipulation and Navigation Applied to Object Picking and Distribution

KI - Künstliche Intelligenz
2019-06-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Máximo A. Roa-Garzón; Elena F. Gambaro; Monika Florek-Jasinska; Felix Endres; Felix Ruess; Raphael Schaller; Christian Emmerich; Korbinian Muenster; Michael Suppa
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CAESAR: Space robotics technology for assembly, maintenance, and repair

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85065318479

Contributors: Beyer, A.; Grunwald, G.; Heumos, M.; Schedl, M.; Bayer, R.; Bertleff, W.; Brunner, B.; Burger, R.; Butterfass, J.; Gruber, R. et al.
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CLASH: Compliant Low Cost Antagonistic Servo Hands

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85062986022

Contributors: Friedl, W.; Hoppner, H.; Schmidt, F.; Roa, M.A.; Grebenstein, M.
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Evaluating the quality of non-prehensile balancing grasps

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85063137634

Contributors: Krug, R.; Bekiroglu, Y.; Kragic, D.; Roa, M.A.
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Guest Editorial Open Discussion of Robot Grasping Benchmarks, Protocols, and Metrics

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054790018

Contributors: Mahler, J.; Platt, R.; Rodriguez, A.; Ciocarlie, M.; Dollar, A.; Detry, R.; Roa, M.A.; Yanco, H.; Norton, A.; Falco, J. et al.
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Hierarchical Path Planner Using Workspace Decomposition and Parallel Task-Space RRTs

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85062954440

Contributors: Mesesan, G.; Roa, M.A.; Icer, E.; Althoff, M.
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Humanoid Teleoperation Using Task-Relevant Haptic Feedback

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85062960952

Contributors: Abi-Farrajl, F.; Henze, B.; Werner, A.; Panzirsch, M.; Ott, C.; Roa, M.A.
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Passivity analysis and control of humanoid robots on movable ground

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063307823

Contributors: Henze, B.; Balachandran, R.; Roa-Garzon, M.A.; Ott, C.; Albu-Schaffer, A.
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Robotic grasping and manipulation competition: Competitor feedback and lessons learned

Communications in Computer and Information Science
2018 | Book
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2-s2.0-85050408037

Contributors: Falco, J.; Sun, Y.; Roa, M.
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Robotic grasping and manipulation competition: Task pool

Communications in Computer and Information Science
2018 | Book
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2-s2.0-85050404811

Contributors: Sun, Y.; Falco, J.; Cheng, N.; Choi, H.R.; Engeberg, E.D.; Pollard, N.; Roa, M.; Xia, Z.
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Tactile-Based In-Hand Object Pose Estimation

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2018 | Book
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2-s2.0-85042212018

Contributors: Álvarez, D.; Roa, M.A.; Moreno, L.
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Grasp quality evaluation done right: How assumed contact force bounds affect Wrench-based quality metrics

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85028001428

Contributors: Krug, R.; Bekiroglu, Y.; Roa, M.A.
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Multi-contact balancing of humanoid robots in confined spaces: Utilizing knee contacts

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85041965463

Contributors: Henze, B.; Dietrich, A.; Roa, M.A.; Ott, C.
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Special issue on advanced manipulation

Advanced Robotics
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85034611900

Contributors: Harada, K.; Roa, M.A.; Yamaguchi, A.
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A complete automated chain for flexible assembly using recognition, planning and sensor-based execution

47th International Symposium on Robotics, ISR 2016
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84983738930

Contributors: Nottensteiner, K.; Bodenmüller, T.; Kassecker, M.; Roa, M.A.; Stemmer, A.; Stouraitis, T.; Seidel, D.; Thomas, U.
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Flexible, semi-autonomous grasping for assistive robotics

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84977499146

Contributors: Vogel, J.; Hertkorn, K.; Menon, R.U.; Roa, M.A.
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Good Posture, Good Balance: Comparison of Bioinspired and Model-Based Approaches for Posture Control of Humanoid Robots

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84963928900

Contributors: Ott, C.; Henze, B.; Hettich, G.; Seyde, T.N.; Roa, M.A.; Lippi, V.; Mergner, T.
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Grasp quality evaluation in underactuated robotic hands

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85006371582

Contributors: Pozzi, M.; Sundaram, A.M.; Malvezzi, M.; Prattichizzo, D.; Roa, M.A.
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Interpreting manipulation actions: From language to execution

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2016 | Book
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2-s2.0-84951763635

Contributors: Dang-Vu, B.-A.; Porges, O.; Roa, M.A.
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