From the 1 of 3 linked papers with an AI index.
3 papers
cs.RO2026
Requirement-Driven Design of Whole-Body Social Tactile Sensing via Virtual Human-Robot Interaction
Dakarai Crowder, Ruohan Zhang, Alexis E. Block +1
The paper introduces a requirement‑driven framework that uses VR‑based haptic interaction data to determine where and how densely tactile sensors should be placed on a humanoid rob…
cs.RO2025
Tactile-Based Human Intent Recognition for Robot Assistive Navigation
Shaoting Peng, Dakarai Crowder, Wenzhen Yuan +1
Robot assistive navigation (RAN) is critical for enhancing the mobility and independence of the growing population of mobility-impaired individuals. However, existing systems often…
cs.RO2025
Social Gesture Recognition in spHRI: Leveraging Fabric-Based Tactile Sensing on Humanoid Robots
Dakarai Crowder, Kojo Vandyck, Xiping Sun +2
Humans are able to convey different messages using only touch. Equipping robots with the ability to understand social touch adds another modality in which humans and robots can com…