Sumantra Dutta Roy
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Papers
6
Total Citations
44
H-Index
5
About
Sumantra Dutta Roy is a leading researcher in robotics and computer vision, with a focus on enabling robots to perceive and interact with their environments using minimal hardware. His work centers on robot localization, pose estimation, and vision-based control, often leveraging uncalibrated cameras and on-body markers to reduce complexity and cost. A major contribution is his pioneering method for robot self-localization using camera-invariant image measurements, which allows accurate positioning without calibrated optics—a foundational idea cited 14 times. He has also advanced industrial robotics through vision-based identification and force control, and addressed real-world challenges like cylindrical pellet pose estimation in cluttered scenes (11 citations) and task prioritization for smart hospital transportation systems. His recent work on 5-DOF manipulator pose estimation using on-body markers (7 citations) demonstrates ongoing innovation in practical, occlusion-robust solutions. Dutta Roy’s research consistently bridges theoretical elegance with deployable systems, making him a notable figure in applied robotics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Robot localization using uncalibrated camera invariants14 citations · 2003
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- 3Pose Estimation of 5-DOF Manipulator using On-Body Markers7 citations · 2021
- 4Vision Based Identification and Force Control of Industrial Robots6 citations · 2022
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- 6Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis1 citations · 2022