Papers
18
Total Citations
120
H-Index
6
About
Barry Bodt is a leading researcher in autonomous mobility, human-robot teaming, and robotic exoskeletons, whose work has been instrumental in advancing the U.S. Army’s vision of unmanned systems as collaborative teammates. His most cited work, "A field experiment of autonomous mobility" (2007, 24 citations), pioneered scalable interfaces and operator span-of-control studies using the Army’s Experimental Unmanned Vehicle (XUV), directly informing the development of future combat robotics. Bodt’s contributions span from early technology readiness assessments for autonomous ground vehicles (2004, 11 citations) to the integration of perception, AI, and soldier-machine interfaces in the Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (RCTA), where he helped shift robots from tools to teammates (2017, 18 citations). His recent work on robot-aided gait training (2020, 14 citations) applies torque pulses to hip and knee joints via exoskeletons to improve propulsion during walking, bridging robotics with rehabilitation. With over 100 citations across his top papers, Bodt’s research has shaped both military and medical robotics, earning him a key role in the RCTA’s capstone assessments and a reputation for translating complex technologies into real-world impact.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A field experiment of autonomous mobility24 citations · 2007
- 2Integrated Intelligence for Human-Robot Teams18 citations · 2017
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- 5Performance Evaluation of a Semantic Perception Classifier9 citations · 2013
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- 8RCTA capstone assessment4 citations · 2015
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- 10Unmanned Ground Vehicle Two-Level Planning Technology Assessment3 citations · 2010