Ilia Vasilev

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Ilia Vasilev is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of aerial autonomy, computer vision, and service robotics. He is best known for pioneering the development of the UJI Aerial Librarian Robot, a quadcopter designed to automate visual library inventory and book localisation—a novel application of drones in semi-structured indoor environments. His most cited paper (18 citations) introduces this system, detailing how visual markers and control strategies enable autonomous navigation along bookshelves for image-based inspection. Vasilev also contributed to the Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017, where his team from Jaume I University’s Robotic Intelligence Laboratory tackled automated pick-and-place in unstructured warehouse settings (8 citations). His work bridges the gap between aerial robotics and practical library management, demonstrating how drones can perform repetitive, precision tasks alongside humans. With a total of 28 citations across his key publications, Vasilev’s research has laid groundwork for indoor drone applications in inventory, inspection, and logistics, making him a notable figure in the growing field of autonomous service robots.