Rodrigo da Silva Guerra

About

Rodrigo da Silva Guerra is a Brazilian robotics researcher whose work spans social robotics, bio-inspired systems, compliant actuation, and autonomous navigation. Based at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Guerra has built a research career characterized by remarkable interdisciplinary breadth, bridging the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world application. Among his most recognized contributions is the development of immersive simulation frameworks for social robot design, exemplified by Jubileo (2023, 18 citations), and pioneering work in robot-insect mixed societies that shed light on cricket behavior in ways traditional biology alone could not achieve (2010, 13 citations). His early contributions to multi-agent robotic soccer and educational mini-robotics platforms demonstrated a sustained commitment to making robotics accessible and pedagogically meaningful. Guerra has also made notable advances in hardware design, developing compliant joint systems and series elastic actuators using polyurethane springs to enhance robot safety and dexterity, as seen in his Dimitri humanoid robot project (2017). More recently, his focus has shifted toward deep reinforcement learning for autonomous mobile and hybrid aerial-underwater robot navigation, reflecting his adaptability to emerging frontiers. With a consistent publication record across more than 15 years, Guerra represents a versatile and enduring voice in robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Jubileo: An Immersive Simulation Framework for Social Robot Design

   18 citations · 2023
2. 2
   3D2Real: Simulation League Finals in Real Robots

   15 citations · 2007
3. 3
   Behavior Change of Crickets in a Robot-Mixed Society

   13 citations · 2010
4. 4
   Semi-automatic behavior analysis using robot/insect mixed society and video tracking

   12 citations · 2010
5. 5
   A new minirobotics system for teaching and researching agent-based programming

   11 citations · 2007
6. 6
   Design of a Modular Series Elastic Upgrade to a Robotics Actuator

   9 citations · 2015
7. 7
   Dimitri: an Open-Source Humanoid Robot with Compliant Joint

   9 citations · 2017
8. 8
   A Polyurethane-based Compliant Element for Upgrading Conventional Servos into Series Elastic Actuators**This work was partially funded by Univ. Federal de Santa Maria, by Ostfalia Univ. of Applied Sciences and by the RoboCup Federation.

   8 citations · 2015
9. 9
   Deterministic and Stochastic Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning for Low Dimensional Sensing-based Navigation of Mobile Robots

   7 citations · 2022
10. 10
    DoCRL: Double Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning for Mapless Navigation of a Hybrid Aerial Underwater Vehicle with Medium Transition

    6 citations · 2023

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