Papers
90
Total Citations
2,313
H-Index
26
About
Ho Seok Ahn is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans two transformative domains: agricultural automation and socially assistive healthcare robotics. Based at the intersection of human-robot interaction and applied machine intelligence, Ahn has made significant contributions to solving real-world challenges through intelligent robotic systems. In agriculture, Ahn's pioneering research on robotic kiwifruit harvesting — leveraging machine vision and convolutional neural networks — has garnered over 330 citations, establishing him as a leading voice in precision agricultural robotics. His follow-up work on large-scale harvester evaluation (109 citations) and autonomous kiwifruit pollination (96 citations) reflect a sustained commitment to addressing New Zealand's agricultural labor shortages through end-to-end robotic solutions. Equally impactful is Ahn's work in healthcare robotics. His randomized controlled trial deploying robots for COPD patients (128 citations) and his qualitative studies on robots supporting people with mild dementia (107 citations) demonstrate a rigorous, human-centered approach to assistive technology. His four-year international participatory design project further underscores his commitment to co-designing solutions with older adults and caregivers. With influential reviews on human-robot interaction personalization and communication behaviors, Ahn has helped define best practices for deploying robots in sensitive, real-world environments.
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- 3Improvements to and large‐scale evaluation of a robotic kiwifruit harvester109 citations · 2019
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