Sartaj Singh

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

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Sartaj Singh is a robotics researcher specializing in mobile robot navigation, bio-inspired locomotion, and autonomous systems for challenging environments. His work focuses on developing algorithms that enable robots to perceive and traverse complex terrains, from human-following capabilities to multi-floor navigation. Singh’s most cited paper, “PERSON FOLLOWING WITH A MOBILE ROBOT USING A MODIFIED OPTICAL FLOW” (2008, 7 citations), introduced a vision-based method for robots to track and follow humans, a foundational contribution to human-robot interaction. He further advanced autonomous mobility with “Autonomous Staircase Navigation System for Multi-floor Tasks” (2018, 5 citations), enabling robots to operate across building levels. Singh’s research on snake robots, as seen in “Gait Analysis of Multi-Step Climbing Active Wheeled Snake Robot” (2019, 4 citations), addresses critical needs in search-and-rescue operations within disaster zones and cramped spaces. His work on hybrid wheeled-legged robots, detailed in “Gait sequence generation of a hybrid wheeled-legged robot for negotiating discontinuous terrain” (2013, 2 citations), demonstrates innovative force-control algorithms for traversing uneven ground. Through these contributions, Singh has impacted the design of versatile robots for hazardous environments, bridging the gap between theoretical locomotion and practical deployment.