Localization is one of the fundamental problems in mobile robotics. Without knowledge about their position mobile robots cannot e ciently carry out their tasks. In this paper we pr...
— As people move through their environments, they do not move randomly. Instead, they are often engaged in typical motion patterns, related to specific locations they might be i...
A new field of robotics is emerging. Robots are today moving towards applications beyond the structured environment of a manufacturing plant. They are making their way into the e...
Oussama Khatib, Oliver Brock, K. C. Chang, Diego C...
Abstract Modern service robots will soon become an essential part of modern society. As they have to move and act in human environments, it is essential for them to be provided wit...
— Localization for low cost humanoid or animal-like personal robots has to rely on cheap sensors and has to be robust to user manipulations of the robot. We present a visual loca...