P. Oikonomou, G. Retsinas, P. Maragos, C. S. Tzafestas Proactive tactile exploration for object-agnostic shape reconstruction from minimal visual priors Conference Proc. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025), Atlanta, USA, 2025. BibTeX | Links: [PDF] @conference{Oikonomou2025,
title = {Proactive tactile exploration for object-agnostic shape reconstruction from minimal visual priors},
author = {P. Oikonomou and G. Retsinas and P. Maragos and C. S. Tzafestas},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-01},
booktitle = {Proc. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025)},
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P. P. Filntisis, E. Tsaprazlis, P. Oikonomou, F. Mattioli, V. G. Santucci, G. Retsinas, P. Maragos Towards Open-ended Robotic Exploration using Vision-Inspired Similarity and Foundation Models Conference Proc. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025), Atlanta, USA, 2025. BibTeX | Links: [PDF] @conference{Filntisis2025,
title = {Towards Open-ended Robotic Exploration using Vision-Inspired Similarity and Foundation Models},
author = {P. P. Filntisis and E. Tsaprazlis and P. Oikonomou and F. Mattioli and V. G. Santucci and G. Retsinas and P. Maragos},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-01},
booktitle = {Proc. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025)},
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George Moustris, Nikolaos Kardaris, Antigoni Tsiami, Georgia Chalvatzaki, Petros Koutras, Athanasios Dometios, Paris Oikonomou, Costas Tzafestas, Petros Maragos, Eleni Efthimiou, Xanthi Papageorgiou, Stavroula-Evita Fotinea, Yiannis Koumpouros, Anna Vacalopoulou, Effie Papageorgiou, Alexandra Karavasili, Foteini Koureta, Dimitris Dimou, Alexandros Nikolakakis, Konstantinos Karaiskos, Panagiotis Mavridis The i-Walk Lightweight Assistive Rollator: First Evaluation Study Journal Article Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8 , pp. 272, 2021, ISSN: 2296-9144. Abstract | BibTeX | Links: [PDF] @article{10.3389/frobt.2021.677542,
title = {The i-Walk Lightweight Assistive Rollator: First Evaluation Study},
author = {George Moustris and Nikolaos Kardaris and Antigoni Tsiami and Georgia Chalvatzaki and Petros Koutras and Athanasios Dometios and Paris Oikonomou and Costas Tzafestas and Petros Maragos and Eleni Efthimiou and Xanthi Papageorgiou and Stavroula-Evita Fotinea and Yiannis Koumpouros and Anna Vacalopoulou and Effie Papageorgiou and Alexandra Karavasili and Foteini Koureta and Dimitris Dimou and Alexandros Nikolakakis and Konstantinos Karaiskos and Panagiotis Mavridis},
url = {http://robotics.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/frobt-08-677542.pdf},
doi = {10.3389/frobt.2021.677542},
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-12-30},
journal = {Frontiers in Robotics and AI},
volume = {8},
pages = {272},
abstract = {Robots can play a significant role as assistive devices for people with movement impairment and mild cognitive deficit. In this paper we present an overview of the lightweight i-Walk intelligent robotic rollator, which offers cognitive and mobility assistance to the elderly and to people with light to moderate mobility impairment. The utility, usability, safety and technical performance of the device is investigated through a clinical study, which took place at a rehabilitation center in Greece involving real patients with mild to moderate cognitive and mobility impairment. This first evaluation study comprised a set of scenarios in a number of pre-defined use cases, including physical rehabilitation exercises, as well as mobility and ambulation involved in typical daily living activities of the patients. The design and implementation of this study is discussed in detail, along with the obtained results, which include both an objective and a subjective evaluation of the system operation, based on a set of technical performance measures and a validated questionnaire for the analysis of qualitative data, respectively. The study shows that the technical modules performed satisfactory under real conditions, and that the users generally hold very positive views of the platform, considering it safe and reliable.},
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Robots can play a significant role as assistive devices for people with movement impairment and mild cognitive deficit. In this paper we present an overview of the lightweight i-Walk intelligent robotic rollator, which offers cognitive and mobility assistance to the elderly and to people with light to moderate mobility impairment. The utility, usability, safety and technical performance of the device is investigated through a clinical study, which took place at a rehabilitation center in Greece involving real patients with mild to moderate cognitive and mobility impairment. This first evaluation study comprised a set of scenarios in a number of pre-defined use cases, including physical rehabilitation exercises, as well as mobility and ambulation involved in typical daily living activities of the patients. The design and implementation of this study is discussed in detail, along with the obtained results, which include both an objective and a subjective evaluation of the system operation, based on a set of technical performance measures and a validated questionnaire for the analysis of qualitative data, respectively. The study shows that the technical modules performed satisfactory under real conditions, and that the users generally hold very positive views of the platform, considering it safe and reliable. |
