Yolanda Bolea
Papers
17
Total Citations
104
H-Index
6
About
Yolanda Bolea is a robotics and automation researcher whose work spans intelligent systems, human-robot interaction, and autonomous environmental monitoring. Based on her publication record, she has made significant contributions across several interconnected domains, including robotic navigation, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and smart sensor networks for environmental applications. Among her most impactful contributions is her work on virtual sensor networks for wastewater monitoring (18 citations), where she pioneered automated solutions for sampling hard-to-reach outdoor basins using collaborative UAV and terrestrial robotic platforms. Her research into human-robot interaction has addressed critical questions of public acceptance in urban robotic deployments, particularly for last-mile delivery systems, reflecting a growing awareness of the social dimensions of robotics (13 citations). Bolea has also advanced robot localization techniques using non-speech audio signals in industrial environments and contributed novel EKF-based collaborative SLAM approaches integrating wearable sensor devices. Her commitment to education is evident in her work integrating social robotics into engineering curricula. With a career bridging environmental automation, urban robotics, and human-centered design, Bolea represents a researcher whose interdisciplinary reach continues to shape practical robotic applications across both industrial and public-facing contexts.
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- 2Public entities driven robotic innovation in urban areas15 citations · 2017
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- 6A solution for robotized sampling in wastewater plants7 citations · 2016
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- 8Human-robot SLAM in industrial environments4 citations · 2015
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