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This paper presents a study on the development of an obstacle-avoidance navigation system for autonomous navigation in home environments. The system utilizes vision-based techniques and advanced path-planning algorithms to enable the robot…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Sagar Manglani

Efficient and intuitive Human-Robot interfaces are crucial for expanding the user base of operators and enabling new applications in critical areas such as precision agriculture, automated construction, rehabilitation, and environmental…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Paulo Padrao , Jose Fuentes , Tero Kaarlela , Alfredo Bayuelo , Leonardo Bobadilla

We suggest the first system that runs real-time semantic segmentation via deep learning on a weak micro-computer such as the Raspberry Pi Zero v2 (whose price was \$15) attached to a toy-drone. In particular, since the Raspberry Pi weighs…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-23 Alaa Maalouf , Yotam Gurfinkel , Barak Diker , Oren Gal , Daniela Rus , Dan Feldman

This paper addresses the problem of robotic operations in the presence of adversarial forces. We presents a complete framework for survey operations: waypoint generation,modelling of forces and tuning the control. In many applications of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-31 Nare Karapetyan , Jason Moulton , Ioannis Rekleitis

Global positioning systems can provide sufficient positioning accuracy for large scale robotic tasks in open environments. However, in underwater environments, these systems cannot be directly used, and measuring the position of underwater…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Vicu-Mihalis Maer , Levente Tamas , Lucian Busoniu

The current state of electronic component miniaturization coupled with the increasing efficiency in hardware and software allow the development of smaller and compact robotic systems. The convenience of using these small, simple, yet…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-07 Paulo Rezeck , Hector Azpurua , Mauricio FS Correa , Luiz Chaimowicz

We present MeCO, the Medium Cost Open-source autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), a versatile autonomous vehicle designed to support research and development in underwater human-robot interaction (UHRI) and marine robotics in general. An…

Autonomous underwater robots are increasingly deployed for environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection, subsea resource exploration, and long-horizon exploration. Yet, despite rapid advances in learning-based planning and control,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Jingzehua Xu , Guanwen Xie , Jiwei Tang , Shuai Zhang , Xiaofan Li

The sewer inspection robot MAKRO is an autonomous multi-segment robot with worm-like shape driven by wheels. It is currently under development in the project MAKRO-PLUS. The robot has to navigate autonomously within sewer systems. Its first…

Robotics · Computer Science 2011-02-19 Oliver Adria , Hermann Streich , Joachim Hertzberg

Robotic Exploration has evolved rapidly in the past two decades as new and more complex techniques have been created to explore unknown regions efficiently. Exciting advancements in exploration, autonomous navigation, and sensor technology…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Akanimoh Adeleye

In-situ visual observations of marine organisms is crucial to developing behavioural understandings and their relations to their surrounding ecosystem. Typically, these observations are collected via divers, tags, and remotely-operated or…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-04 Levi Cai , Nathan E. McGuire , Roger Hanlon , T. Aran Mooney , Yogesh Girdhar

This paper presents and investigates a novel methodology for validating high-resolution ocean models using satellite imagery. High-resolution ocean models provide detailed information in coastal areas where other available data products are…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2025-01-28 G. Garcia-Sanchez , A. M. Mancho , A. G. Ramos , J. Coca , J. A. Jimenez-Madrid

Water level monitoring is critical for flood management, water resource allocation, and ecological assessment, yet traditional methods remain costly and limited in coverage. This work explores radar-based sensing as a low-cost alternative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Anna Zavei-Boroda , J. Toby Minear , Kyle Harlow , Dusty Woods , Christoffer Heckman

In the recent decade, electronic technology gets advanced day by day the methodologies too should update. For the purpose of ranging various methods such Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Sonic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-28 Md Ziaul Haque Zim , Nimai Chandra Das

In-pipe robots are promising solutions for condition assessment, leak detection, water quality monitoring in a variety of other tasks in pipeline networks. Smart navigation is an extremely challenging task for these robots as a result of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-03 Saber Kazeminasab , Vahid Janfaza , Moein Razavi , M. Katherine Banks

This paper presents preliminary results towards the development of an autonomous ocean observing system using Miniature Underwater Gliders (MUGs) that can operate with the support of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Surface…

This article presents a novel framework for performing visual inspection around 3D infrastructures, by establishing a team of fully autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) with robust localization, planning and perception capabilities. The…

In recent years, significant advances in computer vision have also propelled progress in remote sensing. Concurrently, the use of drones has expanded, with many organizations incorporating them into their operations. Most drones are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-20 Panagiotis Koletsis , Vasilis Efthymiou , Maria Vakalopoulou , Nikos Komodakis , Anastasios Doulamis , Georgios Th. Papadopoulos

In recent years, the Robot Operating System (ROS) is developing rapidly and has been widely used in robotics research because of its flexible, open source, and extensive advantages. In scientific research, the corresponding hardware…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-04-10 Liulong Ma , Yibo Gao , ChuanMing Zhu , Yanjie Liu

Today, robotics is an auspicious and fast-growing branch of technology that involves the manufacturing, design, and maintenance of robot machines that can operate in an autonomous fashion and can be used in a wide variety of applications…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2012-04-03 Youssef Bassil