Bassem Hichri

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Bassem Hichri is a robotics and automation researcher whose work sits at the intersection of collaborative mobile robotics, human-robot interaction, and Industry 4.0 technologies. With over 300 citations across his publications, Hichri has established himself as a significant contributor to the field of multi-robot systems, particularly in the design and control of cooperative mobile robots for payload manipulation and transportation tasks. His foundational work on the C³Bots project pioneered modular robotic architectures capable of collaborative lifting and carrying, a thread he has pursued consistently from early mechanical design through increasingly sophisticated control strategies. His 2022 paper on Digital Twins for human-robot interaction, garnering 106 citations, represents a landmark contribution, proposing immersive simulation frameworks that align robot programming with the demands of smart manufacturing environments. Complementing this, his explorations of augmented and mixed reality interfaces demonstrate a sustained commitment to bridging physical robots and digital environments. Hichri's review of mobile robot path planning and multi-robot control further cements his role as a synthesizer of knowledge across the discipline. His trajectory reflects a researcher steadily advancing from hardware-level innovation toward intelligent, human-centered robotic ecosystems fit for the modern industrial landscape.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Digital Twin for Human–Robot Interactions by Means of Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies

   106 citations · 2022
2. 2
   Design of cooperative mobile robots for co-manipulation and transportation tasks

   62 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Mobile robots path planning and mobile multirobots control: A review

   46 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Survey: The Evolution of the Usage of Augmented Reality in Industry 4.0

   20 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Cooperative Mobile Robot Control Architecture for Lifting and Transportation of Any Shape Payload

   19 citations · 2016
6. 6
   Flexible co-manipulation and transportation with mobile multi-robot system

   17 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Lifting Mechanism for Payload Transport by Collaborative Mobile Robots

   13 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Robust BELBIC-Extension for Trajectory Tracking Control

   11 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Design of Collaborative, Cross & Carry Mobile RoBots "C<sup>3</sup>Bots"

   11 citations · 2013
10. 10
    Human-Robot Interaction using Mixed Reality

    10 citations · 2021

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