Tiago Harmonic
A Gazebo Harmonic simulation wrapper for the Tiago robot.
Hi! I'm Juan Carlos Manzanares Serrano
Robotics Researcher
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Portfolio
A showcase of my latest work in robotics and software engineering, featuring mobile bases, quadruped robots, advanced simulation environments, ROS 2 utilities, and Continuous Integration (CI) workflows.
RViz Publisher
Tool to generate rviz plugins using a yaml file.
Unitree Go 2
Go 2 wrapper to provide ROS 2 users a simple API to use the robot.
Kobuki ROS 2
Updated ROS 2 drivers for the Kobuki mobile base in jazzy/rolling distributions.
Date Last CI
A GitHub Action that automates the generation and display of dynamic Shields.io badges showing the last successful CI build date.
Work Experience
My professional journey in robotics research, software development, and automation.
Robotics Software Engineer
Monodon (Navantia), Madrid03/2026 - Present
Development of software for naval platforms.
Technical Support Staff
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada12/2024 - 11/2025
Technical support for robots in the CoreSense project and participation in RoboCup.
Specialist Technical Staff
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada03/2024 - 11/2024
Integration of robotic, optical and lighting elements from the Laboratory of Guidance, Navigastion and Control of Spacecraft in Co-orbital Flight into a ROS 2-based simulator.
Technical Support Staff
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Fuenlabrada10/2022 - 02/2024
Technical support for robots in the CoreSense project and participation in RoboCup.
University Intership
Startiun. SL, Madrid01/2022 - 09/2022
Development of a node recovery system for the ROS 2 framework and a robots with manipulator arm using MoveIt 2.
Senior Technician Intership
Repsol, Puertollano04/2028 - 08/2018
Assistant in maintenance and repairs of different plants, mainly the sulfur plant.
Papers & Publications
A selection of my recent academic publications, preprints, and research contributions in the field of robotics.
Towards a robotic intrusion prevention system: Combining security and safety in cognitive social robots
F Martín, E Soriano-Salvador, JM Guerrero, GG Muzquiz, JC Manzanares, et al.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems 190, 104959 — 2025
I Move Therefore I Learn: Experience-Based Traversability in Outdoor Robotics
MÁ de Miguel, J Beltrán, JS Cely, F Martín, JC Manzanares, A García
arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.00882 — 2025
EasyNav Simple Stack: a minimum set of plugins for a reliable navigation
F Martín Rico, FM Moreno Olivo, C Manzanares Serrano, et al.
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena — 2025
Llm-Assisted Plan Execution for Robots in Dynamic Environments
JD Peña-Narvaez, JC Manzanares, FM Moreno, R Pérez-Rodríguez, et al.
SSRN 5350912 — 2024/2025
Constructing behavior trees from temporal plans for robotic applications
J Zapf, M Roveri, F Martin, JC Manzanares
arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.17379 — 2024
Impact of Real time on Active Perception Systems applied to Social Robotics
AA García, JD Peña Narváez, R Pérez Rodríguez, JC Manzanares, et al.
Universidad de Alicante — 2024
Achievements & Community
A summary of my active involvement in the robotics community, international competitions, and other notable research projects.
🏆 Competitions & Community
- 🎙️Talk: ROSCon Sevilla 2024 (Video & Code)
- 📅Organizer: ROSCon Madrid 2023 & Robotics Day URJC
- 🏅Competitor: RoboCup (Portugal 2022, @Home 2023, @Home 2024) & SciRoc 2019 ( Gentlebots & Nocom-pila)
- 🤝Co-founder & Member: Robotech Association
🔬 Research & Open Source
Get in Touch
Whether you have a question, a proposal for a project, or just want to talk about robotics, ROS 2, or open source, my inbox is always open!