Even though research on autonomous robots and human-robot interaction accomplished
great progress in recent years, and reusable soft-and hardware components are available …

The insufficient level of reproducibility of published experimental results has been identified
as a core issue in the field of robotics in recent years. Why is that? First of all, robotics …

Due to the complexity of robotics, the reproducibility of results and experiments is one of the
fundamental problems in robotics research. While the problem has been identified by the …

Due to the high complexity, the reproducibility of experiments is one of the fundamental
problems of robotics research. Although the problem has been identified by the community …

Wizard-of-Oz experiments play a vital role in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), as they allow
for quick and simple hypothesis testing. Still, a publicly available general tool to conduct …

We present SIERRA, a novel framework for accelerating development and improving
reproducibility of results in robotics research. SIERRA accelerates research by automating …

Simulation has been a necessary, safe testbed for robotics systems (RS). However, testing
in simulation alone is not enough for robotic systems operating in close proximity, or …

The famous experiment by Gal-ileo—one of the founders of modern science—in Pisa's
Cathedral in 1582, was one of the very first examples of a scientific experiment validating a …

The reproducibility of experimental results is a key characteristic of the scientific method.
Despite that, in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)—maybe for good reason—replicating …

This issue of IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (RAM) focuses on reproducibility and
measurability of robotics research. When announcing this special issue, I already outlined …