Fernando Herrero

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial

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Fernando Herrero is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social human-robot interaction and autonomous urban mobility. His most recognized contribution is the development of the IVO robot, a social platform designed for long-term collaboration with humans, which has garnered 20 citations for its novel approach to socially acceptable human-robot teamwork. Herrero’s research extends into autonomous last-mile delivery with the Ona prototype, addressing critical urban challenges like pollution and traffic congestion through electric, self-driving vehicles. He has also advanced people detection systems by fusing laser, image, and temporal data to improve robustness under occlusion and uncertainty, and developed navigation frameworks for car-like robots using search-based planning with motion primitives. Herrero’s work demonstrates a clear trajectory from foundational perception and navigation algorithms to applied, socially-aware robotic systems, positioning him as a contributor to both the technical and societal dimensions of modern robotics.