Papers
53
Total Citations
819
H-Index
14
About
Marcelo Becker is a prolific robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous aerial and ground vehicles, agricultural robotics, human-robot interaction, and intelligent logistics systems. His early investigations into miniature flying robots, particularly his influential 2007 work on autonomous quadrotors and coaxial helicopters (earning over 100 citations), helped lay methodological foundations for the UAV revolution that followed. Becker has made substantial contributions to agricultural robotics, developing LiDAR-based navigation systems for under-canopy ground robots that operate reliably without GPS — work cited nearly 100 times and representing a significant breakthrough for precision farming. His research extends into intelligent warehousing, motion planning for urban autonomous vehicles, and RFID-based soil moisture monitoring using mobile robots. More recently, he has explored human-robot collaboration in sensitive environments, including a highly cited study on deploying robots in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cutting-edge EMG-based hand motion classification using Vision Transformers for prosthetic and bionic applications. With over 500 cumulative citations across diverse domains, Becker exemplifies a researcher whose work bridges fundamental robotics challenges and real-world humanitarian and industrial impact.
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- 2Under canopy light detection and ranging‐based autonomous navigation99 citations · 2018
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- 7Autonomous miniature flying robots: Coming soon!34 citations · 2007
- 8Motion Planning for Car-Like Vehicles in Dynamic Urban Scenarios32 citations · 2006
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- 10OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURE FOR MOBILE ROBOTS24 citations · 2005