Andrew Correa
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5
Total Citations
169
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About
Andrew Correa is a robotics researcher whose work centers on autonomous mobile systems, human-robot interaction, and the deployment of intelligent machines in real-world, unstructured environments. He is best known for his pivotal contributions to the development of a voice-commandable robotic forklift capable of operating safely alongside human workers and vehicles in minimally-prepared outdoor settings — a challenge that had long eluded practical solutions in the field. His most cited work, "A Voice-Commandable Robotic Forklift Working Alongside Humans in Minimally-Prepared Outdoor Environments" (2010, 66 citations), demonstrated that multi-ton autonomous vehicles could be integrated into existing human workplaces without requiring extensive environmental modification. A follow-up study in 2014 (47 citations) extended this framework with enhanced situational awareness and robustness in truly unstructured conditions. Correa also made significant strides in multimodal human-robot interaction, developing an innovative wireless tablet interface combining speech and sketch-based commands to give human supervisors intuitive control over autonomous forklifts. This work, cited collectively over 56 times across multiple venues, helped bridge the gap between theoretical autonomy and practical usability, making a lasting impact on how researchers approach safe, collaborative human-robot environments.
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- 3Multimodal interaction with an autonomous forklift31 citations · 2010
- 4Multimodal interaction with an autonomous forklift16 citations · 2010
- 5Multimodal interaction with an autonomous forklift9 citations · 2010