Dr. Patrick van der Smagt
Head of Bionics Group
Head, terrestrial assistance and service robotics
Institute Info Manager
Associate editor of Neural Networks
Book Editor of Neural Networks
DLR / Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
- P.O.Box 1116 - 82230 Wessling / Germany
Ph.:+49 8153 281152
Fax.:+49 8153 281134
E-mail: smagt(at)dlr.de

In the Press

Popular Media:
n-tv, June 10, 2010: EMG-controlled robotics
pinc, May 18, 2009, "biorobotics"
Het Financieele Dagblad, May, 2009
Discovery Channel, April 2009: "Future Homes"
3Sat, April 22, 2007: "Z wie Zukunft"
RTLII, March, 2007: "Welt der Wunder"
Pro7, Nov. 5, 2006: "Wunderwelt Wissen"
Abendzeitung, Oct. 28, 2006: Bestnoten für Forscher und Unternehmen
ZDF: Heute Journal, Sep. 15, 2006: Interview
ORF: "Newton" Science report, April 30, 2006: report on advanced prostheses
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Mar. 03, 2006: "Künstliche Hand am Computer entwickelt"
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Jan. 26, 2006: "Direkter Draht zum Hirn"

Scientific press:
A selection of downloadable papers is here.

Research Projects

...to follow nature as my teacher... (says Tom Rakewell, as to W.H. Auden in Strawinski's "The Rake's Progress").  My bionics group poses and answers related questions.

We were and are funded by various sources, including the following EC projects: NEUROBOTICS - SENSOPAC - STIFF - THE - VIACTORS