Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of the current state of the art in
Underwater Human-Robot Interaction (U-HRI), which is an area that is quite different from …

A wide range of human–robot collaborative applications in diverse domains, such as
manufacturing, health care, the entertainment industry, and social interactions, require an …

Degraded visibility and geometrical distortion typically make the underwater vision more
intractable than open air vision, which impedes the development of underwater-related …

This letter explores the design and development of a class of robust diver detection
algorithms for autonomous diver-following applications. By considering the operational …

In this paper, we propose an efficient online multi-object tracking method based on the
Gaussian mixture probability hypothesis density (GMPHD) filter and occlusion group …

SCUBA diving activities are classified as high-risk due to the dangerous environment,
dependency on technical equipment that ensures life support, reduced underwater …

There has been a growing interest in extending the capabilities of autonomous underwater
vehicles (AUVs) in subsea missions, particularly in integrating underwater human-robot …

Despite the popularity of the buddy system, where a pair of divers look out for each other,
scuba diving still poses significant risks with 15–30 deaths per 100 000 divers per year. In …

Underwater robotics requires very reliable and safe operations. This holds especially true for
missions in cooperation with divers who are-despite the significant advancements of marine …

The underwater environment is hazardous for humans since they are dependent on
technical equipment for life support, have limited navigation and communication capabilities …