Journal Paper @ ICSR 2024, Odense, Denmark

"Vibrotactile Information Coding Strategies for a body-worn Vest to aid Robot-Human Collaboration"

Abstract: This paper explores the use of a body-worn vibrotactile vest to convey real-time information from robot to operator. Vibrotactile communication could be useful in providing information without compromising or loading a person’s visual or auditory perception. [...] The focus is on understanding how best to convey information considering different vibrotactile information coding strategies to enhance scene understanding in scenarios where a robot might be operating remotely as a scout. [..] This paper introduces the idea of Semantic Haptics, using shapes and patterns to represent certain events as if the skin was a screen, and shows how these lead to better learnability and interpretation accuracy.

Poster @ 2025 6th UK Manipulation Workshop, London, UK

"Human-Conditioned Models for Robotic Manipulation: A Prelimary Investigation"

Abstract: This poster presents the challenges and gaps which underpin the ongoing research within Learning From Demonstration (LfD) for precision robot manipulation tasks, specifically oriented towards few-shot learning with the aid of observational human demonstration. The objective is to showcase current concepts and methods based on a preliminary literature review, discussing target applications where this research could be employed.