Publications (23)
A Mini-Review on Mobile Manipulators with Variable Autonomy
Cesar Alan Contreras, Alireza Rastegarpanah, Rustam Stolkin +1
This paper presents a mini-review of the current state of research in mobile manipulators with variable levels of autonomy, emphasizing their associated challenges and application…
Human operator cognitive availability aware Mixed-Initiative control
Giannis Petousakis, Manolis Chiou, Grigoris Nikolaou +1
This paper presents a Cognitive Availability Aware Mixed-Initiative Controller for remotely operated mobile robots. The controller enables dynamic switching between different level…
Utilizing Vision-Language Models as Action Models for Intent Recognition and Assistance
Cesar Alan Contreras, Manolis Chiou, Alireza Rastegarpanah +2
Human-robot collaboration requires robots to quickly infer user intent, provide transparent reasoning, and assist users in achieving their goals. Our recent work introduced GUIDER,…
An Exploratory Study on Crack Detection in Concrete through Human-Robot Collaboration
Junyeon Kim, Tianshu Ruan, Cesar Alan Contreras +1
Structural inspection in nuclear facilities is vital for maintaining operational safety and integrity. Traditional methods of manual inspection pose significant challenges, includi…
A Taxonomy of Semantic Information in Robot-Assisted Disaster Response
Tianshu Ruan, Hao Wang, Rustam Stolkin +1
This paper proposes a taxonomy of semantic information in robot-assisted disaster response. Robots are increasingly being used in hazardous environment industries and emergency res…
First Responders' Perceptions of Semantic Information for Situational Awareness in Robot-Assisted Emergency Response
Tianshu Ruan, Zoe Betta, Georgios Tzoumas +2
This study investigates First Responders' (FRs) attitudes toward the use of semantic information and Situational Awareness (SA) in robotic systems during emergency operations. A st…