Yiannis Koveos

Centre for Research and Technology Hellas

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Yiannis Koveos is a roboticist whose research focuses on safe human-robot interaction and dexterous manipulation. His work addresses two critical challenges in modern robotics: enabling robots to perform complex assembly tasks and ensuring human safety during unexpected physical contact. His most influential paper, "A fast robot deployment strategy for successful snap assembly" (2016, 6 citations), introduces a task-based variable impedance control strategy that allows a single robotic arm to learn assembly cues through physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) and then autonomously complete snap assemblies of small parts in semi-structured environments. This work bridges the gap between human-guided learning and autonomous execution. Complementing this, his paper "A minimum invasive strategy to guarantee safety under unexpected unintentional human-robot contact" (2017, 2 citations) proposes an active reaction scheme that regulates interaction force profiles within safe boundaries during accidental collisions. Koveos' contributions are particularly valuable for collaborative manufacturing settings where robots must both perform precise tasks and operate safely alongside humans. His research represents an important step toward more adaptable, safer industrial robots capable of learning from human demonstration while maintaining rigorous safety standards.