Viviana Flores Herrera

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Viviana Flores Herrera is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on service robotics and human-robot interaction, particularly in domestic and commercial environments. Her most cited paper, "Shopping Market Assistant Robot" (2015, 9 citations), presents a scaled prototype of a four-wheeled differential drive robot designed to follow shoppers through a market, using microcontrollers and ultrasonic sensors to maintain a safe following distance while groceries are selected. This contribution addresses the practical challenge of developing assistive robots for everyday retail settings, blending low-cost hardware with functional autonomy. Flores Herrera’s research demonstrates how accessible robotics platforms can be adapted for real-world assistance tasks, making her work relevant to the growing field of service robotics. Her achievements include advancing the design of person-following systems and contributing to the development of robots that can operate alongside humans in dynamic, crowded spaces. For students and researchers interested in practical robotics applications, her work offers a clear example of how to bridge the gap between laboratory prototypes and deployable assistive technologies.