Lonnie T. Parker
Georgia Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Papers
8
Total Citations
46
H-Index
4
About
Lonnie T. Parker is a robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous manipulation, terrain-adaptive locomotion, multi-robot systems, and environmental monitoring. His most recognized contribution, "Robot Jenga: Autonomous and Strategic Block Extraction" (2009, 20 citations), demonstrates sophisticated integration of perception, planning, and control in a physically demanding, real-world manipulation task — a benchmark that has drawn notable attention from the robotics community. Parker has also made meaningful contributions to robot locomotion in challenging natural environments, developing hierarchical learning strategies that enable autonomous gait adaptation in uncharted terrains, with applications envisioned for Mars exploration and Antarctic fieldwork. A recurring theme across his career is the deployment of mobile robots for geoscientific purposes: his work on glacial terrain reconstruction, adaptive navigation for elevation mapping, and satellite albedo improvement through robotic surveying reflects a compelling intersection of robotics and Earth science. His research on multi-robot systems further extends to formation maintenance in human-led teams. While his citation counts are modest, Parker's body of work reflects a consistently applied vision — building autonomous robots capable of operating intelligently in unpredictable, scientifically significant environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Robot Jenga: Autonomous and strategic block extraction20 citations · 2009
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- 7Assistive formation maintenance for human-led multi-robot systems2 citations · 2009
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