As mobile robots are increasingly introduced into our daily lives, it grows ever more
imperative that these robots navigate with and among people in a safe and socially …

Ensuring human safety is one of the most important considerations within the field of human-
robot interaction (HRI). This does not simply involve preventing collisions between humans …

Faced with the increasingly severe global aging population with fewer children, the
research, development, and application of elderly-care robots are expected to provide some …

This paper presents a study on intention communication in a navigational context using a
robotic wheelchair. The robotic wheelchair uses light projection to communicate its motion …

Planning is one of the cornerstones of autonomous robot navigation. In this paper we
introduce an open source planner called “OpenPlanner” for mobile robot navigation …

Safety is crucial for autonomous drones to operate close to humans. Besides avoiding
unwanted or harmful contact, people should also perceive the drone as safe. Existing safe …

Purpose Shared autonomy has played a major role in assistive mobile robotics as it has the
potential to effectively balance user satisfaction and smooth functioning of systems by …

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) offer significant advantages in terms of traffic and fuel efficiency
accident prevention, and reduced travel time.Sense-plan-act'cycle of the AV has been …

This paper proposes an interactive navigation framework by using large language and
vision-language models, allowing robots to navigate in environments with traversable …

Facilitating navigation in pedestrian environments is critical for enabling people who are
blind and visually impaired (BVI) to achieve independent mobility. A deep reinforcement …