Robots are finding new applications where physical interaction with a human is necessary,
such as manufacturing, healthcare, and social tasks. Accordingly, the field of physical …

Autonomous or teleoperated robots have been playing increasingly important roles in civil
applications in recent years. Across the different civil domains where robots can support …

A visuo-haptic augmented reality (VHAR) interface is presented enabling an operator to
teleoperate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a custom CdZnTe-based …

Many tasks, particularly those involving interaction with the environment, are characterized
by high variability, making robotic autonomy difficult. One flexible solution is to introduce the …

This article proposes an online optimal active perception strategy for differentially flat
systems meant to maximize the information collected via the available measurements along …

Progress toward the fully automated highway will first require that manual and automatic
control be successfully combined. Determining a combination that preserves the best …

The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices related to target tracking by
UAVs. The UAV may be configured to receive target information from a control terminal …

Robot teleoperation via human motion tracking has been proven to be easy to learn, intuitive
to operate, and facilitate faster task execution than existing baselines. However, precise …

Shared control is a key technology for various robotic applications in which a robotic system
and a human operator are meant to collaborate efficiently. In order to achieve efficient task …

We present a learning and control strategy that enables robots to harness physical human
interventions to update their trajectory and goal during autonomous tasks. Within the state of …