Miguel Sarabia
Papers
7
Total Citations
125
H-Index
6
About
Miguel Sarabia is a researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, assistive robotics, and cognitive robotics. His work focuses on developing socially intelligent robots that can perceive, adapt to, and collaborate with humans in real-world settings. Sarabia’s most cited paper, “Assistive Robotic Technology to Combat Social Isolation in Acute Hospital Settings” (41 citations), addresses a critical healthcare challenge by designing robots that provide companionship and reduce loneliness for patients. He has also made foundational contributions to robot perception and attention, as seen in his work on “Contextual action recognition and target localization with an active allocation of attention on a humanoid robot” (32 citations), which draws inspiration from human cognitive mechanisms to enable robots to dynamically focus on relevant social cues. Sarabia contributed to open-source robotics infrastructure with “Towards an open-source social middleware for humanoid robots” (17 citations), promoting interoperability and rapid development. His applied work includes developing a humanoid robot companion for wheelchair users and the iCharibot fundraising robot, demonstrating his commitment to deploying robots in meaningful, socially beneficial roles. Through his research, Sarabia advances the vision of robots as empathetic, adaptive partners in healthcare, social interaction, and collaborative tasks.
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- 3Towards an open-source social middleware for humanoid robots17 citations · 2011
- 4A Humanoid Robot Companion for Wheelchair Users14 citations · 2013
- 5iCharibot: Design and Field Trials of a Fundraising Robot11 citations · 2013
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