As mobile robots are increasingly introduced into our daily lives, it grows ever more
imperative that these robots navigate with and among people in a safe and socially …

Perception capability assumes significant importance for human–robot interaction. The
forthcoming industrial environments will require a high level of automation to be flexible and …

In this article, an effective solution is presented for efficient robotic object search by
leveraging metric-topological map. Based on the reference of objects, we construct a novel …

In this article, we presents an effective semantic grounding scheme to long-term mobile
robots for dynamic object search in open/dynamic home environments. The challenge of this …

Trajectory optimization is the series of actions that are taken into consideration in order to
produce the best path such that it improves the overall performances of physical properties …

The proven efficacy of safety strategies based on 2-D laser rangefinder (LRF) strongly
stimulates their application to mobile robots operating in the home environment. However, it …

Object search is a basic and necessary task for household robots to perform home services.
However, due to the complexity and dynamics in home environment, some target objects …

Mobile manipulation is essential for robots to accomplish everyday household chores such
as set the table. In order to successfully perform manipulation tasks, a 3-D representation of …

Air-ground collaborative robots have shown great potential in the field of fire and rescue,
which can quickly respond to rescue needs and improve the efficiency of task execution …

Robots are increasingly finding their way into home environments, where they can assist
with household tasks like vacuuming or surveilling. While the robots can navigate on their …