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Robert Hogg is a leading researcher in mobile robotics, with key contributions spanning autonomous navigation, multi-robot coordination, and planetary exploration. His early work established foundational algorithms for small robot path following and leader/follower behaviors, enabling teams of 20 kg-class tracked robots to autonomously execute urban reconnaissance missions. These contributions, cited over 60 times, demonstrated how sensors and control algorithms could allow one robot to reliably track the path of another—a critical capability for deploying robot teams in real-world environments. Hogg’s impact extends to space robotics, where his recent work on the Perseverance Mars rover (2024, 17 citations) addresses the challenge of long-distance, precise drives. By developing onboard global localization techniques, he helps the rover accumulate minimal position uncertainty while navigating between scientifically valuable sites on Mars, directly supporting NASA’s sample collection mission. His research bridges terrestrial and extraterrestrial autonomy, showcasing how small-robot principles scale to planetary exploration. With a career spanning over two decades, Hogg’s work has shaped both practical urban reconnaissance systems and cutting-edge space robotics, making him a key figure in advancing autonomous mobility for constrained, real-world environments.