Selected Publications

The complete list of our research publications can be found at Google Scholar.

2025

  1. arXiv
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    Maintaining Plasticity in Reinforcement Learning: A Cost-Aware Framework for Aerial Robot Control in Non-stationary Environments
    Ali Tahir Karasahin, Ziniu Wu, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In , 2025
    arXiv Video Website
  2. arXiv
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    Tendon-driven Grasper Design for Aerial Robot Perching on Tree Branches
    Haichuan Li, Ziang Zhao, Ziniu Wu, Parth Potdar, Long Tran, Ali Tahir Karasahin, Shane Windsor, Stephen G. Burrow, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In , 2025
    arXiv Video Website

2024

  1. ICRA
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    Aerial Tensile Perching and Disentangling Mechanism for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring
    Tian Lan, Luca Romanello, Mirko Kovac, Sophie F. Armanini, and Basaran Bahadir Kocer
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
    DOI

2023

  1. ICRA
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    Learning Tethered Perching for Aerial Robots
    Fabian Hauf, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Alan Slatter, Hai-Nguyen Nguyen, Oscar Pang, Ronald Clark, Edward Johns, and Mirko Kovac
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
    DOI Video
  2. ICRA
    Evaluating Immersive Teleoperation Interfaces: Coordinating Robot Radiation Monitoring Tasks in Nuclear Facilities
    Harvey Stedman, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Nejra Zalk, Mirko Kovac, and Vijay M. Pawar
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
    DOI

2022

  1. IROS
    Immersive View and Interface Design for Teleoperated Aerial Manipulation
    Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Harvey Stedman, Patryk Kulik, Izaak Caves, Nejra Van Zalk, Vijay M. Pawar, and Mirko Kovac
    In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022
    DOI
  2. Nature
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    Aerial additive manufacturing with multiple autonomous robots
    Ketao Zhang, Pisak Chermprayong, Feng Xiao, Dimos Tzoumanikas, Barrie Dams, Sebastian Kay, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Alec Burns, Lachlan Orr, Talib Alhinai, and  others
    Nature, 2022
    DOI Video
  3. An Aerial Parallel Manipulator With Shared Compliance
    Brett Stephens, Lachlan Orr, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Hai-Nguyen Nguyen, and Mirko Kovac
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2022
    DOI

2021

  1. ICRA
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    Deep Neuromorphic Controller with Dynamic Topology for Aerial Robots
    Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Mohamad Abdul Hady, Harikumar Kandath, Mahardhika Pratama, and Mirko Kovac
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021
    DOI