Omiros Kourakos

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Omiros Kourakos is a robotics researcher whose work centers on multi-robot coordination, human-robot interaction, and real-time control systems. His most influential contribution, "An Architecture for Real-Time Control in Multi-robot Systems" (23 citations), established foundational frameworks for enabling multiple robots to operate collaboratively under dynamic, real-world constraints. Expanding on this, his "Framework for Information Distribution, Task Execution and Decision Making in Multi-Robot Systems" (9 citations) addressed how robotic teams can make intelligent decisions despite noisy or partial environmental data. Kourakos gained notable recognition for his video publication "Playing pool with a dual-armed robot" (16 citations), which demonstrated a robot capable of perceiving, planning, and executing complex bimanual actions on a full-sized pool table—a compelling showcase of integrated perception, planning, and control. His human-robot interaction study "Inferring the goal of an approaching agent" (12 citations) explored how robots can predict human intentions to enable smoother, more intuitive collaboration. Through these contributions, Kourakos has advanced the practical deployment of multi-robot systems and human-robot teams, bridging theoretical architectures with tangible, real-world robotic performance.

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1. 1
   An Architecture for Real-Time Control in Multi-robot Systems

   23 citations · 2009
2. 2
   Playing pool with a dual-armed robot

   16 citations · 2011
3. 3
   Inferring the goal of an approaching agent: A human-robot study

   12 citations · 2012
4. 4
   A Framework for Information Distribution, Task Execution and Decision Making in Multi-Robot Systems

   9 citations · 2010
5. 5
   Interconnected performance optimization in complex robotic systems

   3 citations · 2010

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