Research outputs
2026
Human-Aware Robot Behaviour in Self-Driving Labs
Veeramani, S., Kisil, A., Bentley, A., Fakhruldeen, H., Pizzuto, G., & Cooper, A. I. (2026). Human-Aware Robot Behaviour in Self-Driving Labs. In Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 292-296). ACM. doi:10.1145/3776734.3794402
MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation
A mobile robotic process chemist
Brass, E. J., Veeramani, S., Zhou, Z., Fakhruldeen, H., Manzano, J. S., Clowes, R., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2026). A mobile robotic process chemist. DIGITAL DISCOVERY. doi:10.1039/d5dd00563a
An Open-Source Capping Machine Suitable for Confined Spaces
Munguia-Galeano, F., Longley, L., Veeramani, S., Zhou, Z., Clowes, R., Fakhruldeen, H., & Cooper, A. I. (2026). An Open-Source Capping Machine Suitable for Confined Spaces. In Unknown Book (Vol. 16045, pp. 461-474). doi:10.1007/978-3-032-01486-3_35
MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation
Darvish, K., Sohal, A., Mandal, A., Fakhruldeen, H., Radulov, N., Zhou, Z., . . . Garg, A. (2026). MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation. NATURE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, 6(1). doi:10.1038/s43588-025-00924-4
2025
Localization, inspection, and reasoning (LIRA) module for autonomous workflows in self-driving laboratories
Zhou, Z., Veeramani, S., Munguia-Galeano, F., Fakhruldeen, H., & Cooper, A. I. (2025). Localization, inspection, and reasoning (LIRA) module for autonomous workflows in self-driving laboratories. COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY, 8(1). doi:10.1038/s42004-025-01770-1
PREVENT: Proactive Risk Evaluation and Vigilant Execution of Tasks for Mobile Robotic Chemists using Multi-Modal Behavior Trees
A Mobile Robotic Process Chemist
Chemist Eye: A Visual Language Model-Powered System for Safety Monitoring and Robot Decision-Making in Self-Driving Laboratories
Multimodal Behaviour Trees for Robotic Laboratory Task Automation
LIRA: Localization, Inspection, and Reasoning Module for Autonomous Workflows in Self-Driving Labs
GenCo: A Dual VLM Generate-Correct Framework for Adaptive Peg-in-Hole Robotics
Zhou, Z., Veeramani, S., Fakhruldeen, H., Uyanik, S., & Cooper, A. I. (2025). GenCo: A Dual VLM Generate-Correct Framework for Adaptive Peg-in-Hole Robotics. In 2025 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (ICRA) (pp. 16744-16751). doi:10.1109/ICRA55743.2025.11128409
Multimodal Behaviour Trees for Robotic Laboratory Task Automation
Fakhruldeen, H., Nambiar, A. R., Veeramani, S., Tailor, B. V., Juneghani, H. B., Pizzuto, G., & Cooper, A. I. (2025). Multimodal Behaviour Trees for Robotic Laboratory Task Automation. In 2025 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (ICRA) (pp. 15872-15878). doi:10.1109/ICRA55743.2025.11128408
2023
Affordance-Based Human-Robot Interaction With Reinforcement Learning
Munguia-Galeano, F., Veeramani, S., Hernandez, J. D., Wen, Q., & Ji, Z. (2023). Affordance-Based Human-Robot Interaction With Reinforcement Learning. IEEE ACCESS, 11, 31282-31292. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3262450
2022
Reinforcement learning based path planning of multiple agents of SwarmItFIX robot for fixturing operation in sheetmetal milling process
Veeramani, S., & Muthuswamy, S. (2022). Reinforcement learning based path planning of multiple agents of SwarmItFIX robot for fixturing operation in sheetmetal milling process. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE, 236(12), 1667-1680. doi:10.1177/09544054221080031
Hybrid type multi-robot path planning of a serial manipulator and SwarmItFIX robots in sheet metal milling process
Veeramani, S., & Muthuswamy, S. (2022). Hybrid type multi-robot path planning of a serial manipulator and SwarmItFIX robots in sheet metal milling process. COMPLEX & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 8(4), 2937-2954. doi:10.1007/s40747-021-00499-3
Coordination and path planning of a heterogeneous multi-robot system for sheet metal drilling
Veeramani, S., Muthuswamy, S., & Setchi, R. (2022). Coordination and path planning of a heterogeneous multi-robot system for sheet metal drilling. Procedia Computer Science, 207, 2335-2344. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.292
2020
Reinforcement Learning based Path Planning of the Mobile Agents with Constrained Locomotion for the Material Handling Applications
Veeramani, S., & Muthuswamy, S. (2020). Reinforcement Learning based Path Planning of the Mobile Agents with Constrained Locomotion for the Material Handling Applications. In 2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Information & Communication Technology (CICT) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. doi:10.1109/cict51604.2020.9311923
Artificial intelligence planners for multi-head path planning of SwarmItFIX agents
Veeramani, S., Muthuswamy, S., Sagar, K., & Zoppi, M. (2020). Artificial intelligence planners for multi-head path planning of SwarmItFIX agents. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, 31(4), 815-832. doi:10.1007/s10845-019-01479-8
2019
Multi-Head Path Planning of SwarmItFIX Agents: A Markov Decision Process Approach
Veeramani, S., Muthuswamy, S., Sagar, K., & Zoppi, M. (2019). Multi-Head Path Planning of SwarmItFIX Agents: A Markov Decision Process Approach. In Mechanisms and Machine Science (pp. 2237-2247). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20131-9_221