Robustness in multi-robot systems
Multi-robot systems
Abstract Decentralized control strategies for multi-robot systems typically assume the presence of a connected communication graph among the robots. This allows to assuming the possibility of exchange of information, so that robots [...]
Natural human-robot interaction
Human-robot interaction
Abstract Recent advances in robot control and safety systems al- lowed the access, in the last few years, of robots in our daily life. Robotic systems have been applied to several fields, [...]
Human-multi-robot systems interaction
Human-robot interaction, Multi-robot systems
Abstract Multi-robot systems are becoming increasingly popular, in the last few years. The possibility of having large computation, communication and sensing capabilities in limited-size devices makes it attractive to solve several applications [...]
Human-centred design of human-machine interaction
Human-machine systems
Abstract Modern automatic machines and robotic cells in production plants are becoming more and more complex because of higher demands for fast production rate with high quality. However, despite high levels of [...]
Decentralized estimation methods
Multi-robot systems
Abstract When considering decentralized systems, complete knowledge of the state can typically not be assumed. For this reason, several strategies have been developed, in the literature, that let each node estimate the [...]
Augmented reality
Human-machine systems, Human-robot interaction
Abstract Started as a means for infotainment, augmented reality is gaining a lot of interest as a powerful means to let users easily interact with advanced and complex automatic and robotic systems. [...]
Affective robotics
Human-robot interaction
Abstract Affective robotics consists in enhancing the interaction of a human with a robot by recognizing her/his affect. Monitoring and interpreting nonverbal communication can provide important insights about a human interacting with [...]
Teach by demonstration
Human-robot interaction
Abstract Human robot cooperation is now recognized as the next breakthrough in robotics and it is one of the pillars of the so called Industry4.0. The objective of this research is to [...]
Surgical robotics
Human-robot interaction
Abstract The introduction of robotic surgery within the operating rooms has significantly improved the quality of many surgical procedures. Recently, the research on medical robotics systems focused on increasing the level of [...]
Decentralized control of multi-robot systems
Multi-robot systems
Abstract Decentralized control of multi-robot systems is a very active research area, that aims at developing methodologies for achieving coordinated behaviors in multi-robot systems, without the need for a centralized control unit. [...]
Physical human-robot interaction
Human-robot interaction
Abstract In the industrial field a lot of tasks can be executed automatically by means of robotic manipulators, e.g. pick and place, welding, assembly or product inspection. For this reason the way [...]
Coordination and control of AGVs
Multi-robot systems
Abstract Automated warehouse systems are becoming increasingly popular, in the last years. Along these lines, researches on the coordination of the fleet of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), as a solution for addressing [...]