Papers
13
Total Citations
931
H-Index
9
About
Hooman Hedayati is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of augmented reality (AR), human-robot interaction (HRI), and robotic interface design. His work addresses one of robotics' most pressing challenges: enabling intuitive, effective communication between humans and machines, particularly robots that lack human-like social cues. Hedayati's most influential contributions center on leveraging AR to bridge the communication gap between humans and robots. His foundational 2018 work on communicating robot motion intent through AR (224 citations) demonstrated how visual overlays could compensate for robots' inability to express social cues naturally. This was complemented by his equally impactful research on AR-enhanced teleoperation (161 citations), which significantly lowered the expertise barrier for controlling complex robotic systems. His 2022 comprehensive survey and taxonomy of AR and robotics (224 citations) has become an essential reference, synthesizing insights from 460 research papers. Beyond AR, Hedayati has explored innovative frontiers including swarm robotics for haptic feedback in virtual reality through RoomShift (117 citations), social robot navigation, and emotionally expressive robots like HugBot. His growing body of work on expandable-structure robots and avatar systems reflects a commitment to designing robots that meaningfully integrate into human society, making him a distinctive and forward-thinking voice in human-robot interaction research.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Communicating Robot Motion Intent with Augmented Reality224 citations · 2018
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- 3Improving Collocated Robot Teleoperation with Augmented Reality161 citations · 2018
- 4Robot Teleoperation with Augmented Reality Virtual Surrogates123 citations · 2019
- 5RoomShift: Room-scale Dynamic Haptics for VR with Furniture-moving Swarm Robots117 citations · 2020
- 6Recognizing F-Formations in the Open World26 citations · 2019
- 7HugBot22 citations · 2019
- 8Designing Expandable-Structure Robots for Human-Robot Interaction13 citations · 2022
- 9Symbiotic Society with Avatars (SSA)10 citations · 2023
- 10What Information Should a Robot Convey?4 citations · 2021