Ryszard Beniak
Papers
12
Total Citations
104
H-Index
5
About
Ryszard Beniak is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the critical gap between human-robot interaction and mobile robot locomotion. His primary research areas include human-robot communication systems, autonomous mobile robotics, and intelligent control architectures. Beniak’s most impactful contribution is the “Human Interaction Smart Subsystem,” a novel architecture that extends speech-based human-robot interaction by integrating external smart sensors, enabling robots to gather richer contextual information about their human interlocutors (43 citations). He has also demonstrated the practical application of these systems by deploying the Pepper humanoid robot as an automated receptionist, enhancing its built-in capabilities with external modules for real-world front desk tasks (22 citations). Beyond social robotics, Beniak has made significant contributions to the mechanics and control of tri-wheel mobile robots, addressing challenges such as non-slip castor wheels, ground pressure modeling, and odometry error correction. His recent work on smart beamforming for verbal interaction in crowded environments (2023) and a high-accuracy Stewart lift platform (2024) showcases his ongoing commitment to advancing both the intelligence and physical precision of robotic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2The Pepper Humanoid Robot in Front Desk Application22 citations · 2018
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- 4Mobile robot with non-slip castor wheel6 citations · 2017
- 5Control stepsize optimization for tri-wheel mobile robot5 citations · 2011
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- 7AN ENERGY-CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS OF A TRI-WHEEL MOBILE ROBOT4 citations · 2016
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- 9Influence of PWM to Trajectory Accuracy in Mobile Robot Motion3 citations · 2012
- 10Correction of odometry errors in a tri-wheel mobile robot3 citations · 2015