Carmadi Machbub

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Carmadi Machbub is a prominent robotics and human-computer interaction researcher whose work sits at the intersection of intelligent systems, autonomous robotics, and multimodal communication. Based on a consistently cited body of scholarship, Machbub has made significant contributions to humanoid robot control, gesture and speech recognition, and computer vision-based tracking. Among his most impactful contributions is his research into natural human-robot interaction, including hand gesture recognition using K-means clustering and Support Vector Machines (41 citations) and the integration of Indonesian speech and gesture recognition for robot control — work that notably addresses accessibility needs for deaf and elderly users. His development of path planning algorithms for humanoid home-assistant robots using A-Star search (36 citations) demonstrates a strong commitment to practical autonomous navigation solutions. Machbub has also advanced humanoid locomotion through Kalman Filter and PD Controller-based gait systems, and explored inverse kinematics for gesture imitation on NAO robots. More recently, his deep learning-enhanced object tracking research reflects a natural evolution toward computer vision applications in surveillance and healthcare robotics. Collectively accumulating over 160 citations, his work offers enduring value to researchers building intelligent, human-centered robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Hand gesture recognition using K-means clustering and Support Vector Machine

   41 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Humanoid Robot Path Planning and Rerouting Using A-Star Search Algorithm

   36 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Gait Controllers on Humanoid Robot Using Kalman Filter and PD Controller

   15 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Deep features fusion for KCF-based moving object tracking

   14 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Human gesture imitation on NAO humanoid robot using kinect based on inverse kinematics method

   12 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Integration of Indonesian Speech and Hand Gesture Recognition for Controlling Humanoid Robot

   12 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Voice Activation Using Speaker Recognition for Controlling Humanoid Robot

   9 citations · 2018
8. 8
   Centroid-Tracking-Aided Robust Object Detection for Hospital Objects

   8 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Visual Servo Application Using Model Predictive Control (MPC) Method on Pan-tilt Camera Platform

   8 citations · 2019
10. 10
    Indonesian speech recognition grammar using Kinect 2.0 for controlling humanoid robot

    7 citations · 2018

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