R-, r-, reply- Articles, what are they? Case Studies of Reproducibility and Benchmarking in Robotic Research

October 24th 2025 09:00 am to 13:00 pm

Time Presenter Title
09:00
09:05
Welcome Organizers
09:05
09:20
Prof. Fabio Bonsignorio, University of Zagreb FER and Heron Robots Move fast to the tipping point. Some new ideas about ‘measuring robot performances’ in an objective operational and reproducible ways.
09:20
09:40
Dr. Enrica Zereik, CNR-INM  The R-articles; Reproducibility in IEEE RAM and beyond  
09:40
09:55
Prof. Francesco Amigoni, Politecnico di Milano  Predicting Performance of SLAM Algorithms
09:55
10:15
Prof. Ivan Petrovic, University of Zagreb FER     Calibration as a mean to enhance the performance, reliability, and reproducibility of automous systems
10:15
10:30
Prof. Berk Calli, Worcester Polytechnic University Challenges and Opportunities of Benchmarking in Robotic Manipulation
10:30
11:00
Partecipants    Coffee Break
11:00
11:20
  Prof Emel Demircan, California State University, Long Beach   Measuring and Understanding Human (and Humanoid) Motion
11:20
11:40
Dr. Angela Faragasso, Finger Vision Inc.    Reproducibility and Benchmarking in the Factory: , The Role of Vision-Based Tactile Sensors in Automation and Future Applications
11:40
12:00
Prof. Jorge Dias, Khalifa University     Competitions foster progress in intelligent robotics: Lessons Learned from MBZIRC
12:00
12:20
Prof. Eric Monacelli, Paris-Saclay University, Prof. Yasuhita Hirata, Tohoku University, Prof. Jianmin Wang, Tsinghua University     The Volting Cup
12:20
12:40
Dr. Felix Von Drigalski, Global CTO, Mujin Inc.    Benchmarking Plug-and-play Logistic Industrial Robotics Solutions
12:40
13:00
All Final Discussion and Closing remarks