Steve Petkovsek
Hartford Financial Services (United States), Trinity College Dublin
Papers
2
Total Citations
7
H-Index
2
About
Steve Petkovsek is a robotics researcher whose work centers on autonomous navigation and assistive robotics, with a particular focus on humanoid platforms and intelligent ground vehicles. His most cited paper, "Humanoids at the Assistive Robot Competition RoboWaiter 2012," earned 5 citations and highlights his contributions to developing robots capable of performing real-world service tasks, such as assisting individuals with disabilities. Petkovsek also made notable strides in autonomous ground vehicle navigation through his work on "Q," an unmanned ground vehicle designed by the Trinity College Robot Study Team for the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). In his 2012 paper on intelligence algorithms for autonomous navigation, he detailed critical upgrades to Q's navigation system, enhancing its ability to perceive and traverse complex environments without human intervention. Though his citation counts are modest, Petkovsek's hands-on approach to building and competing with robotic systems demonstrates a practical, competition-driven impact on the field, bridging theoretical algorithms with tangible, real-world robotic performance.
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Top Papers
- 1Humanoids at the Assistive Robot Competition RoboWaiter 20125 citations · 2013
- 2Intelligence algorithms for autonomous navigation in a ground vehicle2 citations · 2012