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• CSbots: A case study in introducing educational technology to a classroom setting
  T. Lauwers, I. Nourbakhsh, and E. Hamner
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-41, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2008. [Abstract]
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• Robot Diaries Interim Project Report: Development of a Technology Program for Middle School Girls
  E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, K. Stubbs, K. Crowley, and I. Nourbakhsh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-25, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1691 KB] copyrighted

• Collective Actuation
  J. Campbell and P. Pillai
  The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 27, No. 3 - 4, March, 2008, pp. 299 - 314. [Abstract]
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• Proceedings of Metrics for Human-Robot Interaction, a Workshop at ACM/IEEE HRI 2008
  C.R. Burghart and A. Steinfeld
  Technical Report 471, School of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK, March, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [8610 KB] copyrighted

• Robot Diaries: Broadening Participation in the Computer Science Pipeline through Social Technical Exploration
  E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, I. Nourbakhsh, and C.F. DiSalvo
  AAAI Spring Symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science, March, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [293 KB] copyrighted

• Design of the Scarab Rover for Mobility and Drilling in the Lunar Cold Traps
  P. Bartlett, D. Wettergreen, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, February, 2008. [Abstract]

• Plowing for Controlled Steep Crater Descents
  J. Ziglar, D. Kohanbash, D. Wettergreen, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [6045 KB] copyrighted

• Successful User Interfaces for RADAR
  A. Faulring, K. Mohnkern, A. Steinfeld, and B.A. Myers
  CHI 2008 Workshop on Usable Artificial Intelligence, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [149 KB] copyrighted

• Rhythmic synchrony for attractive human-robot interaction
  H. Kozima and M.P. Michalowski
  Proceedings of Entertainment Computing 2007, October, 2007. [Abstract]

• Methodological issues in facilitating rhythmic play with robots
  M.P. Michalowski and H. Kozima
  Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2007), IEEE, August, 2007, pp. 95-100. [Abstract]
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• Human-Robot Teams for Large-Scale Assembly
  R. Simmons, S. Singh, F. Heger, L.M. Hiatt, S.C. Koterba, N. Melchior, and B.P. Sellner
  Proceedings of the NASA Science Technology Conference 2007 (NSTC-07), May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [411 KB] copyrighted

• Learning in image-guided reaching changes the representation-to-action mapping
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society Meeting, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [4078 KB] copyrighted

• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters by Nurses using the Sonic Flashlight
  D.C. Wang, N.B. Amesur, R. Klatzky, A. Bayless, B. Mandella, C. Banks, G. Shukla, and G.D. Stetten
  Clinical and Translational Science Day,, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [272 KB] copyrighted

• Socially Distributed Perception: GRACE plays Social Tag at AAAI 2005
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, C.F. DiSalvo, D. Busquets Font, L.M. Hiatt, N. Melchior, and R. Simmons
  Autonomous Robots, Vol. 22, No. 4, May, 2007, pp. 385-397. [Abstract]

• Design and calibration of a virtual tomographic reflection system
  D.M. Shelton, B. Wu, R. Klatzky, and G.D. Stetten
  International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [372 KB] copyrighted

• Technologies Toward Lunar Crater Exploration
  J. Ziglar, D. Kohanbash, D. Wettergreen, and W.L. Whittaker
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-40, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [6719 KB] copyrighted

• A dancing robot for rhythmic social interaction
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and H. Kozima
  Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2007), ACM, March, 2007, pp. 89 - 96. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [2110 KB] copyrighted

• Interactive Robot Task Training through Dialog and Demonstration
  P. Rybski, K. Yoon, J. Stolarz, and M. Veloso
  2nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Making Friends: Building Social Robots through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  S. Sabanovic, M.P. Michalowski, and L.R. Caporael
  Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics: Papers from the 2007 AAAI Spring Symposium, Technical Report SS-07-07, AAAI, March, 2007, pp. 71-77. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1236 KB] copyrighted

• Natural Person-Following Behavior for Social Robots
  R. Kirby, J. Forlizzi, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of Human-Robot Interaction, March, 2007, pp. 17-24. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [378 KB] copyrighted

• TeRK: A Flexible Tool for Science and Technology Education
  I. Nourbakhsh, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, C.F. DiSalvo, and D. Bernstein
  Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Robots and Robot Venues: Resources for AI Education, March, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Virtual Tomographic Reflection for Psychophysical Analysis of the Sonic Flashlight
  D.M. Shelton
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-14, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 2007. [Abstract]

• Evaluation of an Integrated Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop
  A. Steinfeld, S.R. Bennett, K. Cunningham, M. Lahut, P. Quinones, D. Wexler, D. Siewiorek, J. Hayes, P. Cohen, J. Fitzgerald, O. Hansson, M. Pool, and M. Drummond
  NIST Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS), 2007. [Abstract]
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• Survey measures for evaluation of cognitive assistants
  A. Steinfeld, P. Quinones, J. Zimmerman, S.R. Bennett, and D. Siewiorek
  NIST Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS), 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [457 KB] copyrighted

• A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction
  T.W. Fong, J. Scholtz, J. Shah, L. Flueckiger, C. Kunz, D. Lees, J. Schreiner, M. Siegel, L. Hiatt, I. Nourbakhsh, R. Simmons, R. Ambrose, R. Burridge, B. Antonishek, M. Bugajska, A. Schultz, and J.G. Trafton
  International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IEEE, October, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Carotid Artery and Jugular Vein Tracking and Differentiation Using Spatiotemporal Analysis
  D.C. Wang, R. Klatzky, N. Amesur, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4190, October, 2006, pp. 654 - 661. [Abstract]
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• CMAssist: A RoboCup@Home Team
  P. Rybski, K. Yoon, J. Stolarz, and M. Veloso
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-47, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Towards Proactive Replanning for Multi-Robot Teams
  B.P. Sellner and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling in Space 2006, October, 2006. [Abstract]
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• A Roadmap for Technology Literacy and a Vehicle for Getting There: Educational Robotics and the TeRK Project
  I. Nourbakhsh, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, and C.F. DiSalvo
  Proceedings of IEEE RO-MAN 2006, September, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Cognitive Evaluation of Human-Robot Systems: A Method for Analyzing Cognitive Change in Human-Robot Systems
  K. Stubbs, D. Bernstein, K. Crowley, and I. Nourbakhsh
  Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 06), IEEE, September, 2006, pp. 59-65. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [326 KB] copyrighted

• Modeling Affect in Socially Interactive Robots
  R. Kirby, R. Simmons, and J. Forlizzi
  Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN06), September, 2006, pp. 558-563. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [289 KB] copyrighted

• Roillo: Creating a social robot for playrooms
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and P. Michel
  Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2006), IEEE, September, 2006, pp. 587 - 592. [Abstract]
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• Toward Human-Robot Interface Standards II: An Examination of Common Elements in Human-Robot Interaction Across the Space Enterprise
  J. Ferketic, L. Goldblatt, E. Hodgson, S. Murray, R. Wichowski, A. Bradley, T.W. Fong, J. Evans, W. Chun, R. Stiles, M.A. Goodrich, A. Steinfeld, D. King, and C. Erkorkmaz
  AIAA Space 2006, September, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Sliding Autonomy for Complex Coordinated Multi-Robot Tasks: Analysis & Experiments
  F. Heger and S. Singh
  In Proceedings, Robotics: Systems and Science, August, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Challenges to Grounding in Human-Robot Collaboration: Errors and Miscommunications in Remote Exploration Robotics
  K. Stubbs, P. Hinds, and D. Wettergreen
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-32, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Coordinated Multi-Agent Teams and Sliding Autonomy for Large-Scale Assembly
  B.P. Sellner, F. Heger, L. Hiatt, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the IEEE - Special Issue on Multi-Robot Systems, Vol. 94, No. 7, July, 2006, pp. 1425 - 1444. [Abstract]
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• Toward Human-Robot Interface Standards I: Use of Standardization and Intelligent Subsystems for Advancing Human-Robotic Competency in Space Exploration
  J. Ferketic, L. Goldblatt, E. Hodgson, S. Murray, R. Wichowski, A. Bradley, T.W. Fong, J. Evans, W. Chun, R. Stiles, M. Goodrich, and A. Steinfeld
  SAE 36th International Conference on Environmental Systems, No. 2006-01-2019, July, 2006. [Abstract]
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• A Latent Cause Model of Classical Conditioning
  A. Courville
  doctoral dissertation, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Interaction of Visual and Haptic Cues in the Image-based Perception of Depth
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society Meeting, May, 2006. [Abstract]

• The RADAR Test Methodology: Evaluating a Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop
  A. Steinfeld, R. Bennett, K. Cunningham, M. Lahut, P. Quinones, D. Wexler, D. Siewiorek, P. Cohen, J. Fitzgerald, O. Hansson, J. Hayes, M. Pool, and M. Drummond
  tech. report CMU-CS-06-125, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2006. [Abstract]
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• A spatial model of engagement for a social robot
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC 2006), IEEE, March, 2006, pp. 762 - 767. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [198 KB] copyrighted

• Attaining Situational Awareness for Sliding Autonomy
  B.P. Sellner, L.M. Hiatt, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of HRI 2006, March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Common Metrics for Human-Robot Interaction
  A. Steinfeld, T.W. Fong, D. Kaber, M. Lewis, J. Scholtz, A. Schultz, and M. Goodrich
  2006 Human-Robot Interaction Conference, ACM, March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Design and Calibration of a Virtual Tomographic Reflection System
  D.M. Shelton, G.D. Stetten, B. Wu, and R. Klatzky
  IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, March, 2006. [Abstract]

• Interactions with a Moody Robot
  R. Kirby, J. Forlizzi, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of Human-Robot Interaction, Salt Lake City, Utah, March, 2006, pp. 186-193. [Abstract]
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• Multimodal person tracking and attention classification
  M.P. Michalowski and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2006), ACM, March, 2006, pp. 347-348. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [133 KB] copyrighted

• Optical Merger of Direct Vision with Virtual Images for Scaled Teleoperation
  S. Clanton, D.C. Wang, V. Chib, Y. Matsuoka, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Vol. 12, No. 2, March, 2006, pp. 277 - 285. [Abstract]
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• Robots in the wild: observing human-robot social interaction outside the lab
  S. Sabanovic, M.P. Michalowski, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC 2006), IEEE, March, 2006, pp. 596 - 601. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [155 KB] copyrighted

• Socially Distributed Perception
  M.P. Michalowski, C.F. DiSalvo, S. Sabanovic, D. Busquets Font, L.M. Hiatt, N. Melchior, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2006), ACM, March, 2006, pp. 349-350. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [136 KB] copyrighted

• Accessibility and intelligent transportation systems
  A. Steinfeld
  Wheeled Mobility and Accessible Transportation 2003 Conference Proceedings, U.S. Department of Education, Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Washington, DC, 2006, pp. 35-37.
  Download: pdf [853 KB] copyrighted

• Human-robot interaction
  A. Steinfeld
  International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition, W. Karwowski, ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 2006.

• First Clinical Trial of the Sonic Flashlight - Guiding Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, D.C. Wang, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  2005 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, November, 2005.

• Psychophysical Evaluation of In-Situ Ultrasound Visualization
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Special Issue on Haptics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Vol. 11, No. 6, November, 2005, pp. 1 - 10. [Abstract]

• A Laser Needle Guide for the Sonic Flashlight
  D.C. Wang, B. Wu, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Conference, October, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Sonic Penlight for Guidance of Superficial Subdermal Access
  G. Shukla, B. Wu, D. Schwartzman, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Conference, October, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Driver-Vehicle-Interface (DVI) Development of a Drowsy Driver Detection and Warning System for Commercial Vehicles
  E.M. Ayoob, R. Grace, and A. Steinfeld
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-46, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Results in Sliding Autonomy for Multi-robot Spatial Assembly
  F. Heger, L. Hiatt, B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction Project
  T.W. Fong, I. Nourbakhsh, R. Ambrose, R. Simmons, A. Schultz, and J. Scholtz
  AIAA Space 2005, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Designing Robots for Long-Term Social Interaction
  R. Kirby, F. Broz, J. Forlizzi, M.P. Michalowski, A. Mundell, S. Rosenthal, B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, K. Snipes, A. Schultz, and J. Wang
  Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2005), IEEE, August, 2005, pp. 2199 - 2204. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [593 KB] copyrighted

• Guiding Vascular Access with the Sonic Flashlight - Preclinical Development and Validation
  W. Chang
  doctoral dissertation, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, August, 2005. [Abstract]

• Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction: The Personal Exploration Rover and Museum Docents
  K. Stubbs, D. Bernstein, K. Crowley, and I. Nourbakhsh
  Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED '05), July, 2005, pp. 621-628. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [176 KB] copyrighted

• Social Tag: Finding the Person with the Pink Hat
  C.F. DiSalvo, D. Busquets Font, L. Hiatt, N. Melchior, M.P. Michalowski, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2005), AAAI, July, 2005, pp. 1726-1727.
  Download: pdf [109 KB] copyrighted

• Collision Warning and Sensor Data Processing in Urban Areas
  C. Mertz, D. Duggins, J. Gowdy, J. Kozar, R. MacLachlan, A. Steinfeld, A. Suppe, C. Thorpe, and C. Wang
  Proceedings of the 5th international conference on ITS telecommunications, June, 2005, pp. 73-78. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [259 KB], ps.gz [308 KB] copyrighted

• Efficacy of Image-Guided Action is Controlled by Perception
  R. Klatzky, B. Wu, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society conference, May, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Sonic Flashlight Is Faster To Learn And Use Compared To Conventional Ultrasound Guidance: A Comparison Of Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Devices In Phantoms
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  105th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, May, 2005.
  Download: pdf [31 KB] copyrighted

• First Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, V. Verma, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, April, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [526 KB] copyrighted

• Intuitive intra-operative ultrasound guidance using the Sonic Flashlight, a novel ultrasound display system
  W. Chang, M. Horowitz, and G.D. Stetten
  Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery Supplement 2, Vol. 56, No. 4, April, 2005, pp. 434 - 437. [Abstract]

• C-mode Virtual Image Display for a Matrix Array Ultrasound Sonic Flashlight
  G.D. Stetten, C.A. Cois, W. Chang, D.M. Shelton, R.J. Tamburo, J. Castellucci, and O. von Ramm
  Academic Radiology, 2005. [Abstract]

• Social Tag: Finding the Person with the Pink Hat
  M.P. Michalowski, D. Busquets Font, C.F. DiSalvo, L. Hiatt, N. Melchior, R. Simmons, and S. Sabanovic
  AAAI Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition: Papers from the 2005 AAAI Workshop, Technical Report WS-05-11, AAAI, 2005, pp. 40-44. [Abstract]
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• User Modelling for Principled Sliding Autonomy in Human-Robot Teams
  B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the NRL Multirobot Workshop 2005, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Cadaveric central venous access using the Sonic Flashlight, a novel ultrasound display system
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  2004 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, December, 2004.
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• An Analysis of the Intelligent Robotics Group's Experience with the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
  K. Stubbs and I. Nourbakhsh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-45, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [492 KB] copyrighted

• Extending the Sonic Flashlight to Real Time Tomographic Holography
  A. Nowatzyk, D.M. Shelton, J. Galeotti, and G.D. Stetten
  AMI-ARCS 2004 Workshop for Augmented Environments for Medical Imaging including Augmented Reality in Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS), September, 2004. [Abstract]
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• A Multi-Agent System for Automatically Resolving Network Interoperability Problems
  J.A. Giampapa, K. Sycara, A. Fath, A. Steinfeld, and D. Siewiorek
  Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS 2004), The Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM), 1515 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (U.S.A.), Vol. 3, July, 2004, pp. 1462 -- 1463. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [69 KB] copyrighted

• Enhancing Multi-Robot Coordinated Teams with Sliding Autonomy
  J. Brookshire
  master's thesis, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-40, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2004.
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• Tekkotsu: A Rapid Development Framework for Robotics
  E. Tira-Thompson
  master's thesis, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Refining the sonic flashlight for interventional procedures
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, M. Horowitz, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, April, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Preliminary Results in Sliding Autonomy for Coordinated Teams
  J. Brookshire, S. Singh, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of The 2004 Spring Symposium Series, March, 2004. [Abstract]
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• A Novel Machine Interface for Scaled Telesurgery
  S. Clanton, D.C. Wang, Y. Matsuoka, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  SPIE Medical Imaging, Vol. 5367, February, 2004, pp. 697 - 704. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [796 KB] copyrighted

• Development of the Side Component of the Transit Integrated Collision Warning System
  A. Steinfeld, D. Duggins, J. Gowdy, J. Kozar, R. MacLachlan, C. Mertz, A. Suppe, C. Thorpe, and C. Wang
  IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2004, pp. 343-348. [Abstract]
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• Interface lessons for fully and semi-autonomous mobile robots
  A. Steinfeld
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2004. [Abstract]
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• Preliminary Results in Sliding Autonomy for Assembly by Coordinated Teams
  J. Brookshire, S. Singh, and R. Simmons
  2004. [Abstract]
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• Real Time Tomographic Reflection
  V. Chib and G.D. Stetten
  Encylcopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Gary E. Wnek, Gary L. Bowlin, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004.

• An Examination of Remote Access Help Desk Cases
  A. Steinfeld, R. Sanghi, J.A. Giampapa, D. Siewiorek, and K. Sycara
  tech. report CMU-CS-03-190, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2003. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [160 KB], ps.gz [339 KB] copyrighted

• FastSLAM: A Factored Solution to the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Problem with Unknown Data Association
  M. Montemerlo
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-03-28, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2003. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1759 KB], ps.gz [4444 KB] copyrighted

• Robotic Walker that Provides Guidance
  A.C. Morris, R.R. Donamukkala, A. Kapuria, A. Steinfeld, J. Matthews, J. Dunbar-Jacobs, and S. Thrun
  Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '03), May, 2003. [Abstract]
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• Progress Towards a Clinically Useful Sonic Flashlight
  G.D. Stetten, D.M. Shelton, W. Chang, R.J. Tamburo, V. Chib, C.A. Cois, R. Hollis, A. Rizzi, L. Lobes, and D. Schwartzman
  Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop, January, 2003. [Abstract]
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• A user-centered drowsy driver detection and warning system
  E.M. Ayoob, R. Grace, and A. Steinfeld
  Proceedings of Designing User Experiences (DUX), 2003. [Abstract]
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• C-mode Virtual Image Display for a Matrix Array Ultrasound Sonic Flashlight
  G.D. Stetten, C.A. Cois, W. Chang, D.M. Shelton, R.J. Tamburo, J. Castellucci, and O. von Ramm
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2879,, 2003, pp. 336 - 343. [Abstract]
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• Guidance of Retrobulbar Injection with Real Time Tomographic Reflection
  W. Chang, G.D. Stetten, L. Lobes, D.M. Shelton, and R.J. Tamburo
  Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 10, October, 2002, pp. 1131 - 1135. [Abstract]
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• Ultrasound Visualization With the Sonic Flashlight
  D.M. Shelton, W. Chang, and G.D. Stetten
  Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 2002, Emerging Technologies, July, 2002.

• A Social Robot that Stands in Line
  Y. Nakauchi and R. Simmons
  Autonomous Robots, Vol. 12, No. 3, May, 2002, pp. 313 - 324.

• The Role of Expressiveness and Attention in Human-Robot Interaction
  F. Broz, I. Nourbakhsh, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA' 02), May, 2002. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [183 KB] copyrighted

• Towards a clinically useful Sonic Flashlight
  G.D. Stetten, D.M. Shelton, W. Chang, V. Chib, R.J. Tamburo, D. Hildebrand, L. Lobes, and J. Sumkin
  IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging 2002, 2002. [Abstract]
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• Real Time Tomographic Reflection: Phantoms for Calibration and Biopsy
  G.D. Stetten, V. Chib, D. Hildebrand, and J. Bursee
  IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Augmented Reality, October, 2001, pp. 11 - 19. [Abstract]
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• A Sensor Arm for Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search
  C. Urmson, B. Shamah, J. Teza, M.D. Wagner, D. Apostolopoulos, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, Helsinki, Finland, July, 2001. [Abstract]
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• Automated Surface Mission Planning Considering Terrain, Shadows, Resources and Time
  P. Tompkins, A. Stentz, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS '01), Montreal, Canada., June, 2001. [Abstract]
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• MMW-Scanning Radar for Descent Guidance and Landing Safeguard
  A. Foessel and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings 6th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, June, 2001. [Abstract]
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• Autonomous characterization of unknown environments
  L. Pedersen
  2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, May, 2001, pp. 277 - 284. [Abstract]
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• Future Directions in Multi-Robot Autonomy and Planetary Surface Construction
  T. Smith, R. Simmons, S. Singh, and D. Hershberger
  Proceedings of the 2001 Space Studies Institute Conference, May, 2001.
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• Skyworker: a robot for assembly, inspection and maintenance of large scale orbital facilities
  P. Staritz, S. Skaff, C. Urmson, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '01), Vol. 4, May, 2001, pp. 4180 - 4185. [Abstract]
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• Solar Navigational Planning for Robotic Explorers
  K. Shillcutt and W.L. Whittaker
  2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 2, May, 2001, pp. 1421 - 1426. [Abstract]
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• Magnified Real-Time Tomographic Reflection
  G.D. Stetten and V. Chib
  Proceedings of MICCAI 2001, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2208, 2001, pp. 683 - 690. [Abstract]
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• Overlaying Ultrasound Images on Direct Vision
  G.D. Stetten and V. Chib
  Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2001, pp. 235 - 240. [Abstract]
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• Skyworker: Robotics for Space Assembly, Inspection and Maintenance
  S. Skaff, P. Staritz, and W.L. Whittaker
  Space Studies Institute Conference, 2001. [Abstract]
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• The Role of Expressiveness and Attention in Human-Robot Interaction
  F. Broz, I. Nourbakhsh, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings, 2001 AAAI Fall Symposium, 2001. [Abstract]
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• Technology and Field Demonstration of Robotic Search for Antarctic Meteorites
  D. Apostolopoulos, M.D. Wagner, B. Shamah, L. Pedersen, K. Shillcutt, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Journal of Robotics Research, December, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Radar Sensor Model for Three-Dimensional Map Building
  A. Foessel
  Proc. SPIE, Mobile Robots XV and Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies VII, SPIE, Vol. 4195, November, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Real Time Tomographic Reflection with Ultrasound: Stationary and Hand-Held Implementations.
  G.D. Stetten and V.S. Chib
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-00-28, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, November, 2000. [Abstract]
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• A Social Robot that Stands in Line
  Y. Nakauchi and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '00), October, 2000.
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• Robotics for Assembly, Inspection, and Maintenance of Space Macrofacilities
  W.L. Whittaker, C. Urmson, P. Staritz, B. Kennedy, and R. Ambrose
  AIAA Space 2000 Conference and Exposition, AIAA, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20191, September, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Experimenter's Notebook: Robotic Search for Antarctic Meteorites 2000 Expedition
  M.D. Wagner
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-00-13, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Recent Progress in Local and Global Traversability for Planetary Rovers
  S. Singh, R. Simmons, T. Smith, A. Stentz, V. Verma, A. Yahja, and K. Schwehr
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000, IEEE, April, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Evaluation of Computer Vision Algorithms for Autonomous Navigation in Polar Terrains
  N. Vandapel, R. Chatila, S. Moorehead, S. Lacroix, D. Apostolopoulos, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, 2000. [Abstract]

• Tomographic Reflection to Merge Ultrasound Images with Direct Vision
  G.D. Stetten, V. Chib, and R. Tamburo
  IEEE Proceedings of the 2000 Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition (AIPR) Annual Workshop, 2000, pp. 200 - 205. [Abstract]
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• Social Behavioral Robot that Stands in Line
  Y. Nakauchi and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of SMC '99, October, 1999.
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• Effect of Tire Design and Steering Mode on Robotic Mobility in Barren Terrain
  B. Shamah, D. Apostolopoulos, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceeding of the International Conference on Field and Service Robots, August, 1999, pp. 287-292. [Abstract]
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• Short-Range Millimeter-Wave Radar Perception in a Polar Environment
  A. Foessel, S. Chheda, and D. Apostolopoulos
  Proceedings of the Field and Service Robotics Conference, August, 1999. [Abstract]
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• Solar Blade Nanosatellite Development: Heliogyro Deployment, Dynamics,and Control
  R. Blomquist
  Proceedings of the 13th USU / AIAA Small Satellite Conference, August, 1999.
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• Technology and Field Demonstration Results in the Robotic Search for Antarctic Meteorites
  D. Apostolopoulos, M. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, August, 1999, pp. 185-190. [Abstract]
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• Technology and Field Demonstration Results in the Robotic Search for Antarctic Meteorites
  D. Apostolopoulos, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, August, 1999, pp. 185-190. [Abstract]
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• Autonomous Navigation Field Results of a Planetary Analog Robot in Antarctica
  S. Moorehead, R. Simmons, D. Apostolopoulos, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, June, 1999. [Abstract]
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• Solar Power Expert for Remote Robotic Explorers
  K. Shillcutt and W.L. Whittaker
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, June, 1999.
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• Icebreaker: An Exploration of the Lunar South Pole
  P. Tompkins and A. Stroupe
  Proceedings of the 14th SSI Conference on Space Manufacturing, May, 1999.
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• Preliminary Results on the use of Stereo, Color Cameras and Laser Sensors in Antarctica
  N. Vandapel, S. Moorehead, W.L. Whittaker, R. Chatila, and R. Murrieta-Cid
  International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, March, 1999. [Abstract]
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• Radar sensor for an autonomous Antarctic explorer
  A. Foessel, D. Apostolopoulos, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proc. SPIE , Mobile Robots XIII and Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 3525, January, 1999, pp. 117-124. [Abstract]
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• Autonomous Science Decisions for Mars Sample Return
  T.L. Roush, V. Gulick, R. Morris, P. Gazis, G. Benedix, C. Glymour, J. Ramsey, L. Pedersen, M. Ruzon, W. Buntine, and J. Oliver
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXX, 1999.

• Robotic Rock Classification Using Visible Light Reflectance Spectroscopy: Preliminary results from the Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search program
  L. Pedersen, D. Apostolopoulos, W.L. Whittaker, W. Cassidy, P. Lee, and T. Roush
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXX, 1999.

• Search for Meteorites at Martin Hills and Pirrit Hills, Antarctica
  P. Lee, W.A. Cassidy, D. Apostolopoulos, D. Bassi, L. Bravo, H. Cifuentes, M. Deans, A. Foessel, S. Moorehead, M. Parris, C. Puebla, L. Pedersen, M. Sibenac, F. Valdés, N. Vandapel, and W.L. Whittaker
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXX, 1999.
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• Field Validation of Nomad's Robotic Locomotion
  B. Shamah, D. Apostolopoulos, E. Rollins, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society of Photo-Optical Engineering, Vol. 3525, November, 1998, pp. 214-222. [Abstract]
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• A Task Description Language for Robot Control
  R. Simmons and D. Apfelbaum
  Proceedings Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems, October, 1998.
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• Recent Results in Path Planning for Mobile Robots Operating in Vast Outdoor Environments
  A. Yahja, S. Singh, and A. Stentz
  Proc, 1998 Symposium on Image, Speech, Signal Processing and Robotics, September, 1998.
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• Framed-Quadtree Path Planning for Mobile Robots Operating in Sparse Environments
  A. Yahja, A. Stentz, S. Singh, and B. Brummit
  In Proceedings, IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), Leuven, Belgium, May, 1998. [Abstract]
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• Robotic Deployment of Electro-Magnetic Sensors for Meteorite Search
  L. Pedersen
  Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '98), Vol. 1, May, 1998, pp. 618 - 623. [Abstract]
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• Learning Hierarchical Control Structure for Multiple Tasks and Changing Environments
  B. Digney
  Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on the Simulation of Adaptive Behavior: SAB 98, 1998. [Abstract]
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• Visualization Tools for Validating Software of Autonomous Spacecraft
  R. Simmons and G. Whelan
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation in Space, July, 1997.
  Download: pdf [79 KB], ps.gz [77 KB] copyrighted

• A Complete Navigation System for Goal Acquisition in Unknown Environments
  A. Stentz and M. Hebert
  Proceedings 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference On Intelligent Robotic Systems (IROS '95), Vol. 1, August, 1995, pp. 425 - 432. [Abstract]
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• The Focussed D* Algorithm for Real-Time Replanning
  A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, August, 1995. [Abstract]
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• Optimal and Efficient Path Planning for Partially-Known Environments
  A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '94), Vol. 4, May, 1994, pp. 3310 - 3317. [Abstract]
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