Dan Stormont
Papers
6
Total Citations
125
H-Index
4
About
Dan Stormont is a robotics researcher whose work has made meaningful contributions to the fields of autonomous mobile robotics, swarm intelligence, and disaster response technology. He is perhaps best known for his 2005 paper "Autonomous Rescue Robot Swarms for First Responders," which garnered 53 citations and proposed a visionary framework for deploying coordinated robot swarms during the critical first 24 hours of disaster scenarios — a period when human resources are most scarce. This work helped establish swarm robotics as a practical tool for emergency management rather than purely a theoretical pursuit. Stormont also contributed to mobile actuator sensor network research through the development of MASmote, a versatile mobile robot platform, earning 31 citations for that work. His involvement in the AAAI Robot Competition and Exhibition, documented in a 2004 paper with 24 citations, reflects his commitment to advancing robotics through competitive benchmarking and real-world challenge scenarios. His earlier work on Urban Search and Rescue applications further demonstrates a consistent research thread connecting autonomous robotics to high-stakes, life-saving contexts. Across his career, Stormont has championed the idea that intelligent robotic systems can meaningfully augment human capabilities when lives are on the line.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Autonomous rescue robot swarms for first responders53 citations · 2005
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- 32003 AAAI robot competition and exhibition24 citations · 2004
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- 5Web-based mobile robot simulator3 citations · 1999
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