Dawei Kee

Nanyang Technological University

Papers

1

Total Citations

4

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1

About

Dawei Kee is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on enabling autonomous navigation in complex, large-scale urban environments, particularly for delivery robots. His key research areas include topo-metric mapping, place categorization, and robust localization. Kee’s major contribution is the development of C-TM, a novel system that constructs compact, efficient topo-metric maps by intelligently selecting key locations—or nodes—where expensive LIDAR data is stored. This approach dramatically reduces map size while preserving critical spatial information for accurate place recognition and localization. By automating the generation of these sparse yet informative maps, Kee’s work addresses a fundamental challenge in deploying robots on footpaths and in city settings: balancing computational efficiency with navigational reliability. Though early in its impact, with 4 citations since 2022, his method represents a practical step toward scalable, real-world robotic delivery systems. Kee’s research is particularly notable for its focus on bridging topological and metric mapping, offering a solution that is both lightweight and robust—a promising direction for the future of autonomous logistics.

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Papers
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Total Citations
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
C-TM: Topo-metric Mapping and Localization based on Place Categorization and Place Recognition for a Delivery Robot on Footpath
4 citations · 2022
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 6
🏛 Institutions: Nanyang Technological University

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