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Researcher

Rüdiger Dillmann

Also known as Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Dillmann, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Dillmann

Rüdiger Dillmann is a robotics researcher whose work brings learning into humanoid and service robots. He studied electrical engineering with a focus on biocybernetics at Karlsruhe and habilitated on learning robots before taking a robotics professorship there in 1987. From 2001, he directed FZI's Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering division and coordinated a DFG program on learning humanoid robots; in 2008 he founded KIT's Humanoids and Intelligence Systems Laboratories. He became an IEEE Fellow in 2012, chaired ICRA in 2013, and coauthored a 2023 paper on HoLLiE C, a robot for care applications. As of October 2026, he directs research in FZI's Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering division.

Works
705
Citations
12,644
h-index
53

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. By 1986

    Learning robots at Karlsruhe

    He studies electrical engineering with a focus on biocybernetics at the University of Karlsruhe, earns a doctorate, and habilitates on learning robots in 1986.

  2. 1987

    A robotics professorship

    In 1987, he takes the professorship at the University of Karlsruhe's Institute for Automation and Robotics, now KIT.

  3. 2001–2012

    Coordinating SFB 588

    In 2001, he becomes FZI's scientific director for ISPE and coordinates SFB 588, a DFG project on humanoid robots that learn and cooperate through 2012.

  4. 2008

    KIT's humanoid intelligence labs

    In 2008, he founds and directs KIT's Humanoids and Intelligence Systems Laboratories.

  5. 2012–2013

    IEEE Fellow and ICRA chair

    He becomes an IEEE Fellow in 2012 for contributions to robot programming and human-centered technologies, and chairs ICRA in 2013.

  6. 2023

    HoLLiE C care robot

    In 2023, he coauthors a paper presenting HoLLiE C, a bimanual mobile robot adapted through flexible software and hardware modules for different care applications.

  7. As of October 2026

    Directing research at FZI

    As of October 2026, he directs FZI's Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering division, whose work includes autonomous cognitive systems and service robots.

Sources and credits

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  1. Past, Present and Future of Robotics - FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik fzi.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. 40 Jahre im Dienst der Informatik informatik.kit.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Humanoid Robots iai.kit.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Dillmann - FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik fzi.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. HoLLiE C -- A Multifunctional Bimanual Mobile Robot Supporting Versatile Care Applications arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering - FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik fzi.de. Checked 15 October 2026.