Papers
9
Total Citations
101
H-Index
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About
Carla Koike is a robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous navigation, probabilistic reasoning, and bio-inspired robotic systems. She is perhaps best known for her contributions to the CyCab project, a car-like autonomous robot designed to navigate safely among pedestrians in urban environments. Her most cited work, "The CyCab: a car-like robot navigating autonomously and safely among pedestrians" (2004, 56 citations), showcases her expertise in developing practical autonomous systems using bi-steerable vehicle kinematics — a double-steering structure that enhances maneuverability in cluttered, real-world settings. A recurring theme in Koike's research is the application of Bayesian programming to robotics challenges. Her work on probabilistic collision avoidance demonstrates a rigorous mathematical approach to robot safety, while her 2008 paper on Bayesian action selection and attention focusing extends this methodology to cognitive robotics. More recently, she has broadened her scope to include modular and bio-inspired robotics, exploring snake-like locomotion and reconfigurable systems, as well as STEM education through robotics-integrated interdisciplinary teacher training. Koike's career reflects a sustained commitment to making autonomous systems both intelligent and practically safe, with research spanning foundational algorithms to educational applications.
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- 2An autonomous car-like robot navigating safely among pedestrians10 citations · 2004
- 3Bayesian Approach to Action Selection and Attention Focusing9 citations · 2008
- 4Proscriptive bavesian programming application for collision avoidance9 citations · 2004
- 5Safe and Autonomous Navigation for a Car-Like Robot Among Pedestrian7 citations · 2003
- 6A Bio-inspired Apodal and Modular Robot3 citations · 2016
- 7Proscriptive Bayesian Programming Application for Collision Avoidance3 citations · 2003
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