Recent progress in both AI and robotics have enabled the development of general purpose
robot platforms that are capable of executing a wide variety of complex, temporally extended …

The primary target of this work is human-robot collaboration, especially for service robots in
complicated application scenarios. Three assumptions and four requirements are identified …

In an effort towards the democratization of Robotics, this article presents a novel End-User
Development framework called Robot Interfaces From Zero Experience (RIZE). The …

In this paper we present Caesar, an intelligent domestic service robot. In domestic settings
for service robots complex tasks have to be accomplished. Those tasks benefit from …

Several researchers, present authors included, envision personal mobile robot agents that
can assist humans in their daily tasks. Despite many advances in robotics, such mobile robot …

The quest for innovative technological answers to unmet human needs drives scientists and
technologists to explore previously uncharted domains. The creation of intelligent robotic …

This paper introduces CustomPrograms, a rapid programming system for mobile service
robots. With CustomPrograms, roboticists can quickly create new behaviors and try …

Human-robot interaction (HRI) may play a key role in enhancing a robot's capability in
practical service tasks, allowing productive human-robot collaboration. To obtain …

In the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Vanderbilt University, we seek to develop service
robots with a high level of social intelligence and interactivity. In order to achieve this goal …

Demographic changes in our society are putting a heavy burden on care facilities and health-
care infrastructure. While the elderly population is steadily increasing, there is an acute …