Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics

Welcome to the website of the Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics (ASM)

Autonomous and mechatronic systems are entering our daily lives and get into increasingly right interaction with us. Our mission at ASM is to research human-centered mechatronics and robotics striving for solutions that provide the desired performance along with user-friendly interaction characteristics. We put emphasis on wearable systems such as prostheses or exoskeletons, cognitive systems such as collaborative or humanoid robots, and generally on tasks with close human-robot interaction. Beyond examining mechatronic components and controls, such scenarios crucially demand considering human factors to meet user requirements and achieve synergetic interfacing and interaction of humans and machines.

Paper by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Beckerle among the top-cited papers

We are glad to see that our WIREs Cognitive Science article with Bigna Lenggenhager and Claudio Castellini on the perspectives of bi-directional human-machine interfaces in robotics is among the top-cited papers in the journal: "Robotic interfaces for cognitive psychology and embodiment research:... Continue

The team is growing…

The Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg welcomes Helen Groll and Matthias Voß as team members. Helen will put emphasis on exploring medical electronics. Matthias focuses on the modeling and control of wearable robots. We are glad to have you join us in teac... Continue