Avoiding obstacles in the perceived world has been the classical approach to autonomous
mobile robot navigation. However, this usually leads to unnatural and inefficient motions that …

This paper proposes RUR53: an Unmanned Ground Vehicle able to navigate through,
identify, and reach areas of interest. There, it can recognize, localize, and manipulate work …

In this paper, we present an in-depth analysis of Navigation Among Movable Obstacles
(NAMO) literature, notably highlighting that social acceptability remains an unadressed …

This paper proposes a preliminary work on a Conditional Task and Motion Planning
algorithm able to find a plan that minimizes robot efforts while solving assigned tasks. Unlike …

This thesis proposes a planner that solves Navigation Among Movable Obstacles problems
giving robots the ability to reason about the environment and choose when manipulating …

Physical contact is one of the primary ways for robots to interact with the environment.
Robots can both perceive and modify the environment through contacts. It is thus important …