7 accepted papers
The shopping service robot (SSR) is designed to offer a superior shopping experience through its continuous target following and companion services. However, the SSR encounters difficulties in complex environments, including visual occlusions and spatial constraints in narrow aisles. To address thes
Wireless Electromagnetic Tracking (WEMT) enables non-line-of-sight (NLoS) pose estimation in robotics but faces accuracy limitations from restricted operational range and environmental interference. This paper proposes a WEMT-inertial fusion system enhanced by a learning-based Interacting Multiple M
Human following for mobile robots has emerged as a promising technique with widespread applications. To ensure psychological comfort while collaborating, coexisting, and interacting with humans, robots need to respect the social space of the target person. In this study, we propose a dual closed-loo…
Social robots have gained widespread attention for their potential to assist people in diverse domains, such as living assistance and logistics transportation. Human-accompanying, i.e., walking side-by-side with a person, is an expected and essential capability for social robots. However, due to the…
Magneto-actuated soft robots have broad prospects for biomedical applications, such as cell manipulation, drug delivery, and noninvasive intervention. However, the single function and unchangeable stiffness restrict their practicality. Therefore, the work presented a functionally reconfigurable soft
The barcode navigation based on QR (quick response) codes is widely employed in industrial logistics due to its accurate localization and flexible movement paths. However, the regular repair of damaged barcodes and robot speed control when approaching the barcodes are required. In this study, we pre…
A mobile robot that follows behind humans in structured environments has to face the challenge of full occlusion caused by the walls when the target person makes a turn at the corridor intersections. This may result in short-term, even a permanent loss of the target from the field of view of the Hum…