R. Cedazo

About

R. Cedazo is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of assistive robotics, educational technology, and astronomical instrumentation. Their work centers on developing intelligent systems that bridge physical and digital worlds—from healthcare environments to remote laboratories and robotic telescopes. Cedazo’s most impactful contribution is the Smart Assistive Architecture for healthcare (60 citations), which seamlessly integrates IoT devices, service robots, and multimodal interfaces to empower people with disabilities and bedbound patients. This work demonstrates a deep commitment to inclusive technology design. In education, Cedazo created the Ciclope Robot system (24 citations), a pioneering remote laboratory for teaching embedded real-time systems, and the Ciclope FOSS platform (20 citations), which has enabled universities worldwide to offer practical engineering assignments despite resource constraints. Cedazo also played a key role in MEGARA (23 citations), the advanced optical spectrograph for the 10.4m GTC telescope, and contributed to the GLORIA project (12 citations), a global network of robotic telescopes for public science engagement. Most recently, Cedazo designed JARI, a social robot to enhance emotional recognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. With over 170 total citations across diverse fields, Cedazo exemplifies how engineering innovation can serve both scientific discovery and social good.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Smart Assistive Architecture for the Integration of IoT Devices, Robotic Systems, and Multimodal Interfaces in Healthcare Environments

   60 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Ciclope Robot: Web-Based System to Remote Program an Embedded Real-Time System

   24 citations · 2008
3. 3
   MEGARA: the future optical IFU and multi-object spectrograph for the 10.4m GTC telescope

   23 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Ciclope: FOSS for Developing and Managing Educational Web Laboratories

   20 citations · 2007
5. 5
   THE GLOBAL ROBOTIC TELESCOPES INTELLIGENT ARRAY FOR E-SCIENCE (GLORIA)

   12 citations · 2014
6. 6
   CICLOPE ROBOT: A Remote Laboratory for Teaching Embedded Real Time Systems

   8 citations · 2007
7. 7
   MEGARA MOS: where are my positioners and fibers pointing to?

   7 citations · 2018
8. 8
   MEGARA: high-precision alignment system for gluing fibers and microlenses

   6 citations · 2016
9. 9
   The Montegancedo astronomical observatory: The first free remote observatory for learning astronomy

   6 citations · 2010
10. 10
    Design of JARI: A Robot to Enhance Social Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    5 citations · 2025

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