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2026

Hamilton, Brayden; Cashmore, Tim; Driscoll, Peter; Gee, Trevor; Williams, Henry

Automated Marine Biofouling Assessment: Benchmarking Computer Vision and Multimodal LLMs on the Level of Fouling Scale Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2025), 2026.

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2025

Zheng, Zhichao; Williams, Henry; Gee, Trevor; Macdonald, Bruce A

OrchardDepth++: Binned KL-Flood Regularization for Monocular Depth Estimation of Orchard Scene Proceedings Article

In: 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 9979–9986, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11247466 2025.

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Jangali, Rahul; Lim, Shen Hin; McGuinness, Ben; Duke, Mike; Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Quershi, Ans; MacDonald, Bruce; Nasirahmadi, Abozar

Development and Evaluation of a Four Fingered Robotic End Effector for Selective Apple Fruitlet Thinning Journal Article

In: IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 59, no. 23, pp. 72–77, 2025.

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Steiner, Emily; Spuy, Daniel; Zhou, Futian; Pama, Afereti; Liarokapis, Minas; Williams, Henry

Accelerating Real-World Overtaking in F1TENTH Racing Employing Reinforcement Learning Methods Proceedings Article

In: 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 4528–4534, IEEE 2025.

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Qiao, Ting; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce A

Bounded Active Exploration for Model-Based Reinforcement Learning Proceedings Article

In: 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2180–2187, IEEE 2025.

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Qureshi, Ans; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; Ahn, Ho Seok; McGuinness, Ben; Downes, Catherine; Jangali, Rahul; Black, Kale; Lim, Hin; Duke, Mike; others,

How About Them Apples: 3D Pose and Cluster Estimation of Apple Fruitlets in a Commercial Orchard Proceedings Article

In: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 12710–12715, IEEE 2025.

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Fourie, Jaco; Hsiao, Jeffrey; Batchelor, Oliver; Langbroek, Kevin; Williams, Henry; Green, Richard; Werner, Armin

Generating realistic pruning solutions for automated grape vine pruning using graph neural networks Journal Article

In: Expert Systems with Applications, pp. 129778, 2025.

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Zheng, Zhichao; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce A

OrchardDepth: Precise Metric Depth Estimation of Orchard Scene from Monocular Camera Images Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2024), 2025.

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Yamani, Hoda; Xing, Yuning; Ong, Lee Violet C; MacDonald, Bruce A; Williams, Henry

Reward Prediction Error Prioritisation in Experience Replay: The RPE-PER Method Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2024), 2025.

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Valencia, David; Williams, Henry; Xing, Yuning; Gee, Trevor; MacDonald, Bruce A; Liarokapis, Minas

CTD4–A deep continuous distributional actor-critic agent with a kalman fusion of multiple critics Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 20956–20963, 2025.

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Valencia, David; Williams, Henry; Xing, Yuning; Gee, Trevor; MacDonald, Bruce A; Liarokapis, Minas

CTD4–A deep continuous distributional actor-critic agent with a kalman fusion of multiple critics Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 20956–20963, 2025.

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Yamani, Hoda; Xing, Yuning; Ong, Lee Violet C; MacDonald, Bruce A; Williams, Henry

Reward Prediction Error Prioritisation in Experience Replay: The RPE-PER Method Journal Article

In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.18093, 2025.

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2024

Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Shahabi, Jalil; Gee, Trevor; Qureshi, Ans; McGuinness, Ben; Harvey, Scott; Downes, Catherine; Jangali, Rahul; Black, Kale; others,

Archie jnr: A robotic platform for autonomous cane pruning of grapevines Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 11736–11743, IEEE 2024.

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Williams, Henry; Qureshi, Ans H; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; McGuinness, Ben; Jangali, Rahul; Black, Kale; Harvey, Scott; Downes, Catherine; Lim, Hin; others,

Archie SNR: A robotic platform for autonomous apple fruitlet thinning Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 11781–11788, IEEE 2024.

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Qiao, Ting; Williams, Henry; Valencia, David; MacDonald, Bruce

Bounded Exploration with World Model Uncertainty in Soft Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Algorithm Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2024), 2024.

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Williams, Henry; Harvey, Scott; McGuinness, Ben; Smith, David; Lim, Hin; Duke, Mike

The barracuda: A novel cutting mechanism for pruning canes wrapped around wires Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 3286–3293, IEEE 2024.

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Sim, Alicia; Pearse, Jonathan; McGuinness, Ben; Williams, Henry; Duke, Mike

Evaluation of a low-cost selective shaking device and soft surface catchment for fresh market blueberry harvesting Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2813–2818, IEEE 2024.

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Jangali, Rahul; McGuinness, Ben; Lim, Hin; Williams, Henry; Qureshi, Ans H; Smith, David; MacDonald, Bruce A; Duke, Mike

Development of a novel multipurpose robotic end effector for fruitlet thinning and fruit harvesting of apples Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2073–2078, IEEE 2024.

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Cutler, Elizabeth; Xing, Yuning; Cui, Tony; Zhou, Brendan; Rijnsoever, Koen; Hart, Ben; Valencia, David; Ong, Lee Violet C; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; others,

Benchmarking Reinforcement Learning Methods for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation with a Three-Fingered Gripper Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2023), 2024.

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Valencia, David; Williams, Henry; Xing, Yuning; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; MacDonald, Bruce A

Image-based deep reinforcement learning with intrinsically motivated stimuli: On the execution of complex robotic tasks Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 587–594, IEEE 2024.

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Forsberg, Briony; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce; Chen, Tracy; Hamzeh, Reza; Hulse, Kirstine

Utilising Explainable Techniques for Quality Prediction in a Complex Textiles Manufacturing Use Case Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 245–251, IEEE 2024.

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Merton, Harvey; Delamore, Thomas; Stol, Karl; Williams, Henry

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Local Path Following of an Autonomous Formula SAE Vehicle Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2023), 2024.

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Jangali, Rahul; McGuinness, Ben; Lim, Hin; Williams, Henry; Qureshi, Ans H; Smith, David; MacDonald, Bruce A; Duke, Mike

Development of a novel multipurpose robotic end effector for fruitlet thinning and fruit harvesting of apples Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2073–2078, IEEE 2024.

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Cutler, Elizabeth; Xing, Yuning; Cui, Tony; Zhou, Brendan; Rijnsoever, Koen; Hart, Ben; Valencia, David; Ong, Lee Violet C; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; others,

Benchmarking Reinforcement Learning Methods for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation with a Three-Fingered Gripper Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2023), 2024.

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Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Shahabi, Jalil; Gee, Trevor; Qureshi, Ans; McGuinness, Ben; Harvey, Scott; Downes, Catherine; Jangali, Rahul; Black, Kale; others,

Archie Jnr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Cane Pruning of Grapevines Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 11736–11743, IEEE 2024.

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Williams, Henry; Qureshi, Ans H; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; McGuinness, Ben; Jangali, Rahul; Black, Kale; Harvey, Scott; Downes, Catherine; Lim, Hin; others,

Archie Snr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Apple Fruitlet Thinning Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 11781–11788, IEEE 2024.

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Qiao, Ting; Williams, Henry; Valencia, David; MacDonald, Bruce

Bounded Exploration with World Model Uncertainty in Soft Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Algorithm Journal Article

In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.06139, 2024.

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Williams, Henry; Harvey, Scott; McGuinness, Ben; Smith, David; Lim, Hin; Duke, Mike

The Barracuda: A Novel Cutting Mechanism for Pruning Canes Wrapped around Wires Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 3286–3293, IEEE 2024.

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Sim, Alicia; Pearse, Jonathan; McGuinness, Ben; Williams, Henry; Duke, Mike

Evaluation of a low-cost selective shaking device and soft surface catchment for fresh market blueberry harvesting Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2813–2818, IEEE 2024.

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Jangali, Rahul; McGuinness, Ben; Lim, Hin; Williams, Henry; Qureshi, Ans H; Smith, David; MacDonald, Bruce A; Duke, Mike

Development of a Novel Multipurpose Robotic End Effector for Fruitlet Thinning and Fruit Harvesting of Apples Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2073–2078, IEEE 2024.

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Cutler, Elizabeth; Xing, Yuning; Cui, Tony; Zhou, Brendan; Rijnsoever, Koen; Hart, Ben; Valencia, David; Ong, Lee Violet C; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; others,

Benchmarking Reinforcement Learning Methods for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation with a Three-Fingered Gripper Journal Article

In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.14747, 2024.

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Valencia, David; Williams, Henry; Xing, Yuning; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; MacDonald, Bruce A

Image-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Intrinsically Motivated Stimuli: On the Execution of Complex Robotic Tasks Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 587–594, IEEE 2024.

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Forsberg, Briony; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce; Chen, Tracy; Hamzeh, Reza; Hulse, Kirstine

Utilising Explainable Techniques for Quality Prediction in a Complex Textiles Manufacturing Use Case Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 245–251, IEEE 2024.

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Valencia, David; Williams, Henry; Gee, Trevor; MacDonaland, Bruce A; Liarokapis, Minas

CTD4-A Deep Continuous Distributional Actor-Critic Agent with a Kalman Fusion of Multiple Critics Journal Article

In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.02576, 2024.

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Merton, Harvey; Delamore, Thomas; Stol, Karl; Williams, Henry

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Local Path Following of an Autonomous Formula SAE Vehicle Journal Article

In: arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.02903, 2024.

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2023

Sim, A; McGuinness, B; Lim, SH; Williams, H; Duke, M

Redefining selective blueberry harvesting-localised shaking with minimal damage Proceedings Article

In: ACRA, 2023.

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Valencia, David; Jia, John; Li, Raymond; Hayashi, Alex; Cutler, Elizabeth; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas; MacDonald, Bruce; Henry, Williams

On Model-Free Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation: Benchmarks, Analyses, Challenges, and Implementation Tips Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023.

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Alicia, Sim.; McGuinness, Ben; Lim, Shen Hin; Williams, Henry; Duke, Mike

Redefining Selective Blueberry Harvesting - Localised Shaking with Minimal Damage Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2022), 2023.

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Forsberg, Briony; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce; Chen, Tracy; Hulse, Kirstine

Textile Anomaly Detection: Evaluation of the State-of-the-Art for Automated Quality Inspection of Carpet Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2022), 2023.

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Tattersall, Andrew; McGuinness, Benjamin; Lim, Hin; Au, Chi Kit; Williams, Henry; Duke, Mike

The effect of dimensional parameters on the performance of ddmrs Proceedings Article

In: 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 1–6, IEEE 2023.

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Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Shahabi, Jalil; Gee, Trevor; Nejati, Mahla; McGuinness, Ben; Black, Kale; Tobias, Jonathan; Jangali, Rahul; Lim, Hin; others,

Modelling wine grapevines for autonomous robotic cane pruning Journal Article

In: biosystems engineering, vol. 235, pp. 31–49, 2023.

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Qureshi, Ans; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; Nejati, Mahla; Shahabi, Jalil; Lim, JongYoon; Ahn, Ho Seok; McGuinness, Ben; Downes, Catherine; Jangali, Rahul; others,

Seeing the fruit for the leaves: Robotically mapping apple fruitlets in a commercial orchard Proceedings Article

In: 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3234–3239, IEEE 2023.

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Kweon, Andy; Hu, Vishnu; Lim, Jong Yoon; Gee, Trevor; Liu, Edmond; Williams, Henry; MacDonald, Bruce A; Nejati, Mahla; Sa, Inkyu; Ahn, Ho Seok

Visual based Tomato Size Measurement System for an Indoor Farming Environment Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2023), 2023.

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Xing, Yuning; Pham, Dexter; Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Ahn, Ho Seok; Lim, JongYoon; MacDonald, Bruce A; Nejati, Mahla

Look how they have grown: Non-destructive Leaf Detection and Size Estimation of Tomato Plants for 3D Growth Monitoring Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2022), 2023.

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Valencia, David; Jia, John; Li, Raymond; Hayashi, Alex; Lecchi, Megan; Terezakis, Reuel; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas V; MacDonald, Bruce A; Williams, Henry

Comparison of Model-Based and Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Real-World Dexterous Robotic Manipulation Tasks. Proceedings Article

In: ICRA, pp. 871–878, 2023.

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Qureshi, Ans; Loh, Neville; Kwon, Young Min; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; Bachelor, Oliver; McCulloch, Josh; Nejati, Mahla; Lim, JongYoon; Green, Richard; others,

Seeing the fruit for the leaves: towards automated apple fruitlet thinning Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2022), 2023.

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Williams, Henry; Smith, David; Shahabi, Jalil; Gee, Trevor; Nejati, Mahla; McGuinness, Ben; Black, Kale; Tobias, Jonathan; Jangali, Rahul; Lim, Hin; others,

Modelling wine grapevines for autonomous robotic cane pruning Journal Article

In: biosystems engineering, vol. 235, pp. 31–49, 2023.

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Qureshi, Ans; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; Nejati, Mahla; Shahabi, Jalil; Lim, JongYoon; Ahn, Ho Seok; McGuinness, Ben; Downes, Catherine; Jangali, Rahul; others,

Seeing the fruit for the leaves: Robotically mapping apple fruitlets in a commercial orchard Proceedings Article

In: 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3234–3239, IEEE 2023.

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Valencia, David; Jia, John; Li, Raymond; Hayashi, Alex; Lecchi, Megan; Terezakis, Reuel; Gee, Trevor; Liarokapis, Minas V; MacDonald, Bruce A; Williams, Henry

Comparison of Model-Based and Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Real-World Dexterous Robotic Manipulation Tasks. Proceedings Article

In: ICRA, pp. 871–878, 2023.

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Qureshi, Ans; Loh, Neville; Kwon, Young Min; Smith, David; Gee, Trevor; Bachelor, Oliver; McCulloch, Josh; Nejati, Mahla; Lim, JongYoon; Green, Richard; others,

Seeing the fruit for the leaves: towards automated apple fruitlet thinning Proceedings Article

In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (2022), 2023.

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