Alejandro Ramirez‐Serrano
University of Calgary, Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of New Brunswick, Robotics Research (United States)
Papers
32
Total Citations
686
H-Index
15
About
Alejandro Ramirez‐Serrano is a pioneering roboticist whose work bridges the mechanical foundations of autonomous navigation with the psychological nuances of child-robot interaction. His research spans three core areas: fuzzy logic control for robot navigation, human-robot collaborative systems for manufacturing, and the developmental psychology of how children perceive and befriend robots. His most influential work, "Understanding how children understand robots" (186 citations), fundamentally shaped the field of social robotics by revealing how children attribute animism and friendship to machines—a finding that informs the design of educational and therapeutic robots. Ramirez‐Serrano also made key technical contributions, including a fuzzy knowledge-based controller for autonomous navigation (57 citations) and a modified Mecanum wheel design for rough terrain traversal (30 citations), demonstrating his ability to solve real-world mobility challenges. More recently, his surveys on safety assurance in human-robot collaborative systems (24 citations) have guided industrial adoption of cobots. His work is notable for its dual impact: advancing both the engineering of reliable robotic systems and the human-centered understanding of how people—especially children—form relationships with them.
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Top Papers
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- 2Fuzzy knowledge-based controller design for autonomous robot navigation57 citations · 1998
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- 4Children’s relationships with robots: robot is child’s new friend42 citations · 2010
- 5Would Children Help a Robot in Need?37 citations · 2010
- 6Modified Mecanum Wheels for Traversing Rough Terrains30 citations · 2010
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- 9Environment Classification for Indoor/Outdoor Robotic Mapping21 citations · 2009
- 10Human-Robot Collaboration Systems: Components and Applications20 citations · 2020