5 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
Robot person following (RPF) is a core capability in human–robot interaction, enabling robots to assist users in daily activities, collaborative work, and other service scenarios. However, achieving practical RPF remains challenging due to frequent occlusions, particularly in dynamic and crowded env…
Zero-shot object navigation (ZSON) in large-scale outdoor environments faces many challenges; we specifically address a coupled one: long-range targets that reduce to tiny projections and intermittent visibility due to partial or complete occlusion. We present a unified, lightweight closed-loop syst…
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…