Papers
82
Total Citations
1,384
H-Index
18
About
Rodrigo Ventura is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, human-robot interaction, teleoperation, and social robotics. Based at a leading research institution, Ventura has made significant contributions to advancing how robots perceive, navigate, and interact within human environments. His most influential work includes a rigorous analysis of the HTC Vive tracking system (148 citations), establishing its viability for ground-truth pose estimation, and pioneering symbiotic deep learning frameworks that enable mobile robots to improve object recognition in real-world settings (128 citations). His extensive research into head-mounted display teleoperation — spanning both search-and-rescue (66 citations) and field robot applications (47 citations) — helped shape immersive remote operation paradigms that remain relevant as VR technology matures. Ventura has also driven meaningful progress in social robotics, contributing to the MOnarCH hospital robot platform, autism therapy systems through Project INSIDE, and collaborative service robots (CoBots). His survey on human-robot first encounters (40 citations) demonstrates a commitment to understanding the social dimensions of robotics deployment. With nearly 700 cumulative citations across diverse topics, Ventura's body of work reflects a researcher who consistently bridges technical innovation with real-world human impact.
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Top Papers
- 1HTC Vive: Analysis and Accuracy Improvement148 citations · 2018
- 2Robust Object Recognition Through Symbiotic Deep Learning In Mobile Robots128 citations · 2018
- 3Cognitive Architectures70 citations · 2018
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- 5CoBots: Collaborative robots servicing multi-floor buildings59 citations · 2012
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- 7A robotic platform for edutainment activities in a pediatric hospital45 citations · 2014
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- 10Teaching Robots to Perceive Time: A Twofold Learning Approach38 citations · 2020