Papers
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Total Citations
98
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About
Dennis Sprute is a researcher specializing in human-robot interaction and intelligent environments, with a particular focus on enabling safe, user-friendly collaboration between people and mobile robots. His work centers on the concept of "virtual borders"—non-physical boundaries that allow users to intuitively restrict a robot's workspace without physical barriers. Sprute’s major contributions include developing interactive methods for teaching these virtual borders, such as using laser pointers, gesture-based object localization, and augmented reality interfaces. His research also extends to multi-agent cooperation for service tasks like tidying up, addressing the limitations of low-cost, specialized robots by leveraging smart environments. With papers accumulating over 90 citations, his most influential work, "A Study on Different User Interfaces for Teaching Virtual Borders to Mobile Robots" (19 citations), and "Ambient Assisted Robot Object Search" (17 citations), demonstrate practical approaches to making domestic robots more controllable and socially aware. Sprute’s framework for interactive border teaching and his exploration of semantic scene understanding highlight his commitment to creating intuitive, accessible robotic systems that empower users while ensuring safe navigation in shared spaces.
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- 2Ambient Assisted Robot Object Search17 citations · 2017
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- 6A framework for interactive teaching of virtual borders to mobile robots9 citations · 2017
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- 8Virtual Border Teaching Using a Network Robot System.2 citations · 2019