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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - IEEE Robotics & Automation Award “For contributions to research and education in biologically inspired and intelligent robots.”
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) For contributions to the theory and practice of intelligent robotics, with applications to health care, space technology and human service.
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering work in computer sciences contributing to biomedical engineering, man-machine systems, and robotics.

Overview

George A. Bekey is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on robotics and automation, with a particular emphasis on biologically inspired and intelligent robotic systems.

The scientist has coauthored publications with various collaborators, including:

  • Alin Albu-Schaeffer
  • Marcelo H. Ang
  • Richard D. Klafter
  • David E. Orin
  • Kazuhiro Kosuge

Bekey's publications have appeared in recognized venues such as:

  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

One notable paper by Bekey, published in 2020, is titled IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Announces Its 2020-2021 President-Elect [Society News]. This work was featured in the IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, reflecting a focus on developments within the robotics society.

In recognition of contributions to their fields, Bekey has received several awards:

  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Award (2006) - For contributions to research and education in biologically inspired and intelligent robots.
  • Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (1998) - For contributions to the theory and practice of intelligent robotics, with applications to health care, space technology, and human service.
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1991)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1989) - For pioneering work in computer sciences contributing to biomedical engineering, man-machine systems, and robotics.

Best Publications

  • Distributed multirobot localization

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.A. Bekey

  • Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics

    Patrick Lin;Keith Abney;George A. Bekey

  • Bayesian estimation and Kalman filtering: a unified framework for mobile robot localization

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.A. Bekey

  • Autonomous Military Robotics: Risk, Ethics, and Design

    Patrick Lin;George Bekey;Keith Abney

  • EMG-force relationships in skeletal muscle.

    Perry J;Bekey Ga

  • Circumventing dynamic modeling: evaluation of the error-state Kalman filter applied to mobile robot localization

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.S. Sukhatme;G.A. Bekey

  • Collective localization: a distributed Kalman filter approach to localization of groups of mobile robots

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.A. Bekey

  • Control architecture for the Belgrade/USC hand

    George A. Bekey;Rajko Tomovic;Ilija Zeljkovic

  • A strategy for grasp synthesis with multifingered robot hands

    R. Tomovic;G. Bekey;W. Karplus

  • Sensor fault detection and identification in a mobile robot

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.S. Sukhatme;G.A. Bekey

  • Knowledge-based control of grasping in robot hands using heuristics from human motor skills

    G.A. Bekey;Huan Liu;R. Tomovic;W.J. Karplus

  • The Human Operator as a Sampled-Data System

    George A. Bekey

  • Distributed Multi-Robot Localization

    Stergios I. Roumeliotis;George A. Bekey

  • The Inherent Dangers of Unidirectional Emotional Bonds between Humans and Social Robots

    Patrick Lin;Keith Abney;George A. Bekey

  • Computer control of space-borne teleoperators with sensory feedback

    S. Lee;G. Bekey;A. Bejczy

  • Identification of robot dynamics

    H. Olsen;G. Bekey

  • Smoother based 3D attitude estimation for mobile robot localization

    S.I. Roumeliotis;G.S. Sukhatme;G.A. Bekey

  • Identification of human driver models in car following

    G. Burnham;Jinbom Seo;G. Bekey

  • A global optimization algorithm using adaptive random search

    S. F. Masri;G. A. Bekey;F. B. Safford

  • Robotics, Ethical Theory, and Metaethics: A Guide for the Perplexed

    Patrick Lin;Keith Abney;George A. Bekey

  • Gait Adaptation in a Quadruped Robot

    M. Anthony Lewis;George A. Bekey

  • On autonomous robots

    George A. Bekey

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaurav S. Sukhatme
Gaurav S. Sukhatme University of Southern California
Stergios I. Roumeliotis
Stergios I. Roumeliotis University of Minnesota
Huan Liu
Huan Liu Arizona State University
Dit-Yan Yeung
Dit-Yan Yeung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sukhan Lee
Sukhan Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Gerard Jounghyun Kim
Gerard Jounghyun Kim Korea University
Alessandro De Luca
Alessandro De Luca Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Peter B. Luh
Peter B. Luh University of Connecticut
Russell H. Taylor
Russell H. Taylor Johns Hopkins University
Jean-Paul Laumond
Jean-Paul Laumond École Normale Supérieure

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