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Iddo Shnaps has made pioneering contributions to the field of autonomous mobile robotics, with a specific focus on online coverage of unknown planar environments under resource constraints. His research addresses two critical real-world limitations: battery power and tethered operation. In his most cited work, "Online Coverage of Planar Environments by a Battery Powered Autonomous Mobile Robot" (2016, 59 citations), Shnaps developed algorithms enabling a robot with a finite battery capacity—modeled as a maximum travel path length L—to systematically cover an unknown area and return to its starting point. His parallel work on tethered coverage (2014, 50 citations) tackled the challenge of a robot attached by a cable of limited length, requiring it to explore, cover obstacles, and retract fully. These contributions are foundational for applications like search-and-rescue, inspection, and environmental monitoring, where energy or physical tethering imposes strict operational limits. With over 150 combined citations across his key papers, Shnaps’ research is widely recognized for advancing the theoretical and practical understanding of constrained autonomous navigation. His work continues to inspire new approaches in energy-aware and tethered robotic systems.