Heterogeneous robot teams with unified perception and autonomy: How Team CSIRO Data61 tied for the top score at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge

N Kottege, J Williams, B Tidd, F Talbot… - … on Field Robotics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The DARPA Subterranean Challenge was designed for competitors to develop and deploy
teams of autonomous robots to explore difficult unknown underground environments …

Dynamic task allocation approaches for coordinated exploration of Subterranean environments

M O'Brien, J Williams, S Chen, A Pitt, R Arkin… - Autonomous …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents the methods used by team CSIRO Data61 for multi-agent coordination
and exploration in the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge. The SubT competition …

Measuring Situational Awareness Latency in Human-Robot Teaming Experiments

H Senaratne, A Pitt, F Talbot… - 2023 32nd IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A human supervisor's Situational Awareness (SA) is a critical aspect for successful Human-
Robot Teaming (HRT). SA has been estimated using different techniques; however, many of …

[HTML][HTML] Mutual Cooperation System for Task Execution Between Ground Robots and Drones Using Behavior Tree-Based Action Planning and Dynamic Occupancy …

H Kobori, K Sekiyama - Drones, 2025 - mdpi.com
This study presents a cooperative system where drones and ground robots share
information to efficiently complete tasks in environments that challenge the capabilities of a …

A Framework for Dynamic Situational Awareness in Human Robot Teams: An Interview Study

H Senaratne, L Tian, P Sikka, J Williams… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
In human-robot teams, human situational awareness is the operator's conscious knowledge
of the team's states, actions, plans and their environment. Appropriate human situational …

HGIC: A Hand Gesture Based Interactive Control System for Efficient and Scalable Multi-UAV Operations

M Hu, J Li, R Jin, C Shi, L Xu, R Liu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.05478, 2024 - arxiv.org
As technological advancements continue to expand the capabilities of multi unmanned-
aerial-vehicle systems (mUAV), human operators face challenges in scalability and …

Human-Robot Team Performance Compared to Full Robot Autonomy in 16 Real-World Search and Rescue Missions: Adaptation of the DARPA Subterranean …

N Robinson, J Williams, D Howard, B Tidd… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Human operators in human-robot teams are commonly perceived to be critical for mission
success. To explore the direct and perceived impact of operator input on task success and …

Alternative Interfaces for Human-initiated Natural Language Communication and Robot-initiated Haptic Feedback: Towards Better Situational Awareness in Human …

C Bennie, B Casey, C Paris, D Kulic, B Tidd… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This article presents an implementation of a natural-language speech interface and a haptic
feedback interface that enables a human supervisor to provide guidance to, request …

Multi-Robot Cooperative Localization with Single UWB Error Correction

KC Marsim, J Choi, M Jeong, K Ryoo… - 2024 21st …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deployment of multiple robots in real-world scenarios requires simultaneous information
exchange from all platforms to ensure effective task performance. The robot's relative …

An Efficient Scalable Autonomy Approach for Teams of Heterogeneous Mobile Robots

T Schnell, D Oberacker, F Exner, L Puck… - 2023 IEEE 19th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Real-world scenarios for mobile robots promise an increase in productivity and safety for
humans or the exploration of new frontiers. These complex challenges, though, require …