Papers
13
Total Citations
216
H-Index
7
About
Ronny Hartanto’s research sits at the intersection of autonomous robotics, multi-agent coordination, and artificial intelligence planning, with a particular focus on enabling robots to operate intelligently in complex, real-world environments. His most influential work, the 2011 paper on “Johnny: An Autonomous Service Robot for Domestic Environments,” has garnered 73 citations and established a foundational platform for service robotics. Hartanto’s major contributions include pioneering the fusion of Description Logic (DL) reasoning with Hierarchical Task Network (HTN) planning—a hybrid deliberative layer that allows robots to combine semantic knowledge with structured task execution. This line of work, spanning multiple papers with over 30 combined citations, has been critical for advancing robot autonomy in unstructured settings. He has also made significant strides in multi-robot systems, notably through the IMPERA space project, where he developed coordinated mission architectures for lunar sample collection in unknown environments (45 citations). His research on reliable, cloud-based communication for multi-robot teams (24 citations) addresses a fundamental challenge in cooperative robotics. More recently, Hartanto has applied his expertise to intelligent transport systems, contributing to the JRC AUTOTRAC 2020 competition, which explores how connected and automated vehicles can improve traffic flow and urban mobility.
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Top Papers
- 1Johnny: An Autonomous Service Robot for Domestic Environments73 citations · 2011
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- 3Reliable, cloud-based communication for multi-robot systems24 citations · 2014
- 4Fusing DL Reasoning with HTN Planning22 citations · 2008
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- 6A Software System for Robotic Learning by Experimentation9 citations · 2008
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- 8On the Benefit of Fusing DL-Reasoning with HTN-Planning4 citations · 2009
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- 10Semantic Labelling of 3D Point Clouds using Spatial Object Constraints2 citations · 2014