Manuela Veloso
Manuela Veloso studies robots that cooperate, reason, act, and learn, including collaborative service robots. Veloso’s CoBot research investigates autonomous indoor service robots and coordination with people. Mike Licitra designed the hardware; the research involved Joydeep Biswas, Stephanie Rosenthal, Brian Coltin, and other collaborators. Veloso’s CMDragons team won the RoboCup Small Size world championship in 2015.
- Works
- 1,272
- Citations
- 28,164
- h-index
- 69
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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2003
Research recognition
AAAI elected Manuela Veloso as a Fellow in 2003.
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2015
Robot soccer team
Veloso’s CMDragons team won the RoboCup Small Size world championship in 2015.
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2018–2026
AI research in finance
Veloso founded and headed JPMorganChase AI Research from July 2018 through March 2026.
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2024
CoBot retirement
The CoBots continued to run for demonstrations until retiring in 2024.
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As of October 2026
Collaborative mobile robots
Veloso’s CoBot research investigates autonomous indoor service robots and coordination with people. Mike Licitra designed the hardware; the research involved Joydeep Biswas, Stephanie Rosenthal, Brian Coltin, and other collaborators.
Sources and credits
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