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Annika Raatz

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Raatz in 2025

Annika Raatz is a German mechanical engineer. She is a professor at Leibniz University Hannover, where she heads the Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics (Match)[1] and serves as the dean of the faculty of mechanical engineering.[2] Her research interests include soft robotics, robotic assembly in manufacturing, and the use of mobile robots for additive manufacturing.

Education and career

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Raatz is originally from Lübeck.[3] After studying mathematics for a year at Kiel University, she moved to TU Braunschweig for continued studies in mechanical engineering from 1991 to 1997. Continuing at TU Braunschweig, she received her Ph.D. there in 2006.[1]

After continued research in the TU Braunschweig Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (IWF) from 2007 to 2012, Raatz became a professor at Leibniz University Hannover in 2013.[1]

Recognition

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Raatz was elected to acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering, in 2020.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz", Match Team, Leibniz University Hannover, retrieved 2026-08-18
  2. "Dekanat", Fakultät für Maschinenbau (in German), Leibniz University Hannover, retrieved 2026-08-18
  3. "Raatz, Annika", Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliotek, German National Library, retrieved 2026-08-18
  4. "Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz ist Mitglied der acatech", Match, Leibniz University Hannover, 26 May 2021, retrieved 2026-08-18
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