Lukas Buchner

Lukas Buchner is a Researcher at the Center of Excellence for Smart Production, Smart Automation and Robotics, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH OÖ), Wels Campus. He holds a Dipl. Ing. and BSc engineering degree with active research contributions in industrial robotics.

His educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl. Ing.) in Engineering

Buchner specializes in human-robot collaboration systems, focusing on path planning algorithms that integrate human kinematics for safer industrial workflows. His work bridges mobile robotics and edge computing, particularly through multipath networking solutions for seamless robot roaming in production environments. Current research emphasizes trustworthiness in human-robot teams via trajectory optimization and real-time workflow modeling.

No scientific awards are documented in the provided information.

As Co-Investigator, Buchner contributes to two major projects:

• VRoboCoop (2024-2028): IBW/EFRE-funded research on trustful human-robot collaboration through kinematics-integrated path planning
• B&R Smart Factory 2020 (2017-2019): Development of machine communication protocols for smart production systems

His grant activities focus on industrial automation applications with European regional development funding.

He operates within the VRoboCoop research team at Research Center Wels, collaborating with robotics experts like Roland F. Froschauer and Karin Nachbagauer to advance smart factory technologies through practical human-robot integration solutions.