Juan‐Carlos Rojas
Northeastern University, Vanderbilt University, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Papers
3
Total Citations
27
H-Index
2
About
Juan-Carlos Rojas is a pioneering researcher in humanoid robotics and human-robot interaction, with a career spanning over two decades. His early work on the "deictically controlled wheelchair" (1998, 15 citations) laid foundational groundwork for assistive robotics, demonstrating how intuitive, gesture-based commands could empower users with mobility impairments. Rojas made a significant leap forward with his 2005 paper on "Sensory Integration with Articulated Motion on a Humanoid Robot" (10 citations), which showed how a robot could integrate visual and auditory cues with articulated motion to achieve reflexive, human-like behaviors—such as reach-and-grasp actions that enable the robot to learn its own state through experience. This work has been influential in advancing autonomous learning in humanoid platforms. More recently, Rojas has turned his attention to the human factors of robot design, developing a novel methodology that combines eye-tracking and semantic associations to assess how undergraduate students perceive robots, particularly in medical and nursing contexts (2023, 2 citations). His research bridges technical robotics with user-centered design, ensuring that future robots are not only capable but also intuitive and emotionally supportive.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1The deictically controlled wheelchair15 citations · 1998
- 2Sensory Integration with Articulated Motion on a Humanoid Robot10 citations · 2005
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