Papers
5
Total Citations
43
H-Index
3
About
Jules Waldhart is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a focus on developing socially intelligent robots that operate seamlessly in public and constrained environments. His work centers on enabling robots to understand and adapt to human social cues, particularly through shared visual perspective and natural communication. Waldhart’s most notable contribution is the EU-funded MuMMER project, where he developed a social robot capable of interacting flexibly with users in a shopping mall, integrating audio-visual sensing and social signaling (17 citations). He has also pioneered research on robot-to-human handovers in constrained spaces (13 citations), addressing critical challenges in collaborative tasks. Additionally, Waldhart’s work on reasoning about shared visual perspective to improve route directions (9 citations) demonstrates his innovative approach to joint human-robot tasks. His software combining task and motion planning for HRI further underscores his technical expertise. With over 40 total citations, Waldhart’s research is shaping the future of robots as socially aware partners in everyday environments.
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Top Papers
- 1MuMMER: Socially Intelligent Human-Robot Interaction in Public Spaces17 citations · 2019
- 2Planning handovers involving humans and robots in constrained environment13 citations · 2015
- 3Reasoning on Shared Visual Perspective to Improve Route Directions9 citations · 2019
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- 5Planning Human and Robot Placements for Shared Visual Perspective2 citations · 2018