Bruce A. MacDonald

University of Auckland — New Zealand

Psychology · Social Sciences

54h-index11.3kcitations355works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Social Robot Interaction and HRI(73), AI in Service Interactions(45), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies(38), Robotics and Automated Systems(29), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms(26)

Publications354 total

OrchardDepth++: Binned KL-Flood Regularization for Monocular Depth Estimation of Orchard Scene
2025
SignPepper: Machine Learning Powered Sign Language Teaching Robot with Dynamic Lesson Feedback
2025
Bounded Active Exploration for Model-Based Reinforcement Learning
2025
A Deep Dive into Human-Robot Interaction in Hospitals: Scoping Review on the Services Provided, Engagement Behaviours and Interaction Outcomes
International Journal of Social Robotics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
How About Them Apples: 3D Pose and Cluster Estimation of Apple Fruitlets in a Commercial Orchard
2025
CTD4 – a Deep Continuous Distributional Actor-Critic Agent with a Kalman Fusion of Multiple Critics
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
OrchardDepth: Precise Metric Depth Estimation of Orchard Scene from Monocular Camera Images
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Reward Prediction Error Prioritisation in Experience Replay: The RPE-PER Method
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for Empathetic Social Assistance Robots in Hospitals: An Acceptability Study
International Journal of Social Robotics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Bounded Exploration with World Model Uncertainty in Soft Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Algorithm
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Approaches of Lip Reading to Assist Sign Language Understanding
The Journal of Korea Robotics Society·2024
Translating the Silent Voice: A Benchmark of Existing Action Models for Sign Language Recognition
The Journal of Korea Robotics Society·2024
Archie Snr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Apple Fruitlet Thinning
2024· 1 cited
Image-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Intrinsically Motivated Stimuli: On the Execution of Complex Robotic Tasks
2024· 2 cited
Archie Jnr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Cane Pruning of Grapevines
2024
Development of a Novel Multipurpose Robotic End Effector for Fruitlet Thinning and Fruit Harvesting of Apples
2024· 2 cited
Utilising Explainable Techniques for Quality Prediction in a Complex Textiles Manufacturing Use Case
2024· 1 cited
Weighted Multi-modal Sign Language Recognition
2024· 3 cited
Image-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Intrinsically Motivated Stimuli: On the Execution of Complex Robotic Tasks
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Emotional Talking Face Generation with a Single Image
2024
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Frequent Co-authors

Elizabeth Broadbent(21), Ngaire Kerse(10), J. Evan Ward(9), Hayley Robinson(8), Ho Seok Ahn(6), Rebecca Stafford(6), I. Han Kuo(6), Chandimal Jayawardena(4), R. J. Thompson(4), Henry Williams(3), Mark Hedley Jones(3), Mahla Nejati(3), Matthew Seabright(3), Jamie Bell(3), Nicky Penhall(3), Mike Duke(3), Alistair Scarfe(3), JongYoon Lim(3), Rie Tamagawa(3), Peter G. Beninger(3)