Jean‐Sebastien Valois
Carnegie Robotics (United States), Carnegie Mellon University
Papers
10
Total Citations
560
H-Index
7
About
Jean-Sebastien Valois is a leading roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous manipulation, human-robot interaction, and assistive neuroprosthetics. He is best known for developing the CHIMP robot (CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform), a near-humanoid platform designed for complex tasks in dangerous, human-engineered environments—work that has garnered over 120 citations. Valois’s core contributions center on integrating perception, planning, and control to enable robots to autonomously grasp and dexterously manipulate objects with only high-level supervision. His pioneering research on blending brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) with vision-guided autonomous robotics has been particularly impactful, demonstrating that shared control can dramatically improve neuroprosthetic arm performance during grasping—a finding cited over 110 times. Valois has also advanced the concept of “autonomy-infused teleoperation,” addressing the challenges of latency and noisy commands in BCI-controlled systems. His work on human-inspired force compliant grasping primitives further bridges the gap between robotic and human manipulation. With multiple papers on BCI-controlled robotic arms and autonomous systems, Valois has established himself as a key figure in making assistive robotics more capable and intuitive for users with upper limb impairments.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1CHIMP, the CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform123 citations · 2015
- 2An integrated system for autonomous robotics manipulation120 citations · 2012
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- 5Autonomy Infused Teleoperation with Application to BCI Manipulation46 citations · 2015
- 6Human-inspired force compliant grasping primitives34 citations · 2014
- 7Autonomy Infused Teleoperation with Application to BCI Manipulation18 citations · 2015
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- 9Modular countermine payload for small robots2 citations · 2010
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