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Robotics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Embodied AI: From Robots to Smart Objects

edited by

Connie Man-Ching YUEN

submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9853

Keywords: embodied mobile robots; embodied artificial intelligence; embodied computer vision for robotics; embodied computation; embodied social interaction for robots; embodied system-level architecture for mobile robots; embodied categorisation for vision-guided mobile robots; embodied conversational agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)

UAV Systems and Swarm Robotics

edited by

Gerardo Flores

Hector M. Becerra

Juan-Pablo Ramirez-Paredes

and

Alexandre Brandão

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11481 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Robotics and Autonomous Systems)

Robots and Artificial Intelligence for a Better Future of Health Care

edited by

Sylwia Łukasik

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7851 | Submission Open

Keywords: robots; artificial intelligence; machine learning; healthcare; human– robot interaction (HRI); technology acceptance; ethics and privacy; data safety and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Robotics and Service Robotics)

Legged Robots into the Real World, Volume II

edited by

Chengxu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: legged robots; legged locomotion; humanoids and animaloids; whole-body motion planning and control; machine learning for robot control; mobile manipulation; SLAM; telerobotics and teleoperation; physical human– robot interaction

Motion Trajectory Prediction for Mobile Robots

edited by

Bruno Brito

and Giorgos Mamakoukas

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8797 | Submission Open

Digital Twin-Based Human–Robot Collaborative Systems

edited by

Chris Lytridis

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7833 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; human-robot interaction; modeling; computational models; social intelligence; cooperation; virtual models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Robots and Automation)

Active Methods in Autonomous Navigation

edited by

Konstantinos Tsintotas

Loukas Bampis

Nitin J Sanket

Antonios Gasteratos

, Giulio Sandini and

Yiannis Aloimonos

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5687 | Submission Open

Applications of Neural Networks in Robot Control

edited by

Luca Patanè

and

Paolo Arena

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural control; spiking neural networks; bio-inspired brain models; neuromorphic systems; learning in bio-inspired robots; sensory– motor coordination; soft robotics; legged robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)

Multi-robot Systems: State of the Art and Future Progress

edited by

Kagan Eugene

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8554 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-robot system; information fusion; collective decision making; cooperative control; swarm dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)

Recent Trends and Advances on Robotics and Mechatronics within the IFToMM Technical Committee on Robotics and Mechatronics

edited by

Giuseppe Carbone

Shaoping Bai

, Xilun Ding, Juan Carretero and Adrian Pisla

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation and control systems; sensing and perception in robotics; artificial intelligence and machine learning in mechatronics; bio-inspired robotics; swarm robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; robot vision and image processing; robot manipulation and grasping; human– machine interaction; mechatronic systems; cyber-physical systems in robotics; advanced actuators and sensors; energy efficiency in mechatronics; biomechatronics and exoskeletons; robotics in healthcare and medical applications; Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing; mechatronic system integration; control algorithms for robotics; robotics and mechatronics in space exploration; environmental and sustainability considerations in robotics and mechatronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Robots and Mechatronics)

Integrating Robotics into High-Accuracy Industrial Operations

edited by

Andrius Dzedzickis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision engineering; industrial robots; industrial automation; high-accuracy robotic applications; human– robot interaction; high-accuracy robotic machining; robotic quality control; robots positioning accuracy and repeatability; artificial intelligence in industrial robotics; sensors in robotic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Robots and Automation)

Social Robots for the Human Well-Being

edited by

Martin Cooney

Mariacarla Staffa

and

Filippo Cavallo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26506 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Humanoid and Human Robotics)

Soft Robotics: Land, Water, Air Advances

edited by

Hamed Rahimi Nohooji

and

Holger Voos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; adaptive robotics; environmental robotics; biomimetic robotics; material innovation in robotics; control systems in robotics; cross-domain robotics; land robotics; aquatic robotics; aerial robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soft Robotics)

Advances and Challenges in Educational Robotics, Volume III

edited by

Igor Verner

and

Anna Syberfeldt

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Robotics)

Innovations in the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT)

edited by

Genci Capi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Robotic Things; cloud robotics; remote control; intelligent robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Robots and Mechatronics)

AI for Robotic Exoskeletons and Prostheses

edited by Claudio Loconsole

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7708 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical sensors; computer vision; gesture detection; human-robot interaction (HRI); image processing; machine learning techniques; neurodegeneration; neurological diseases; NUI (natural user interface); object tracking; reinforcement learning; robotic exoskeleton; robotic prostheses; smart wearable/rehabilitation technologies and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorobotics)

Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots in Unstructured Environments

edited by Yugang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5940 | Submission Open

Adaptive and Nonlinear Control of Robotics

edited by

Aman Behal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear control; direct adaptive control; indirect adaptive control; Lyapunov-based control; output feedback control; partial-state feedback control; full-state feedback control; learning-based control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Control in Robotics)

Bio-Inspired Service Robots

edited by

Cecilia García Cena

, Carlos Rengifo-Rodas and Jose Baca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-inspired mechanisms; bio-inspired locomotion/motion; bio-inspired control strategies; bio-inspired robotic morphology

Extended Reality and AI Empowered Robots

edited by

Salvatore Livatino

and

Dario Calogero Guastella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: extended reality; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; immersive systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; robotics; telerobotics; teleoperation; telepresence; creative robotics; cogntive robotics; medical robotics; human– machine interaction; user interfaces; remote visualization; 3D vision; 3D visualization

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)

Bioinspired Robotics: Toward Softer, Smarter and Safer

edited by

Adrian Burlacu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for bioinspired robotics; biomimetics; bio-inspired actuators; design; modeling and control of soft bio-robotic systems; new materials for bioinspired robots; smart applications of bio-robots; soft robotic systems

Decision-Making and Control under Uncertainties for Robotic and Autonomous Systems

edited by Pan Zhao, Minghui Zheng, Yu Zhang and

Naira Hovakimyan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2844 | Submission Open

Keywords: assured autonomous systems; robot safety; robust and adaptive control; safe learning; risk-aware decision-making; decision-making under uncertainties; fault detection and diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)

Neurorehabilitation Robotics: Recent Trends and Novel Applications

edited by Ronit Feingold Polak and

Thierry Chaminade

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; human– robotic interaction; neurorobotics; stroke; assistive technology; exoskeleton; end effector robotics; gamification; Parkinson’ s; multiple sclerosis; motivation; engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorobotics)

Intelligent Robotic and Mechatronic Systems in Agricultural and Environmental Education

edited by

Dimitrios Loukatos

Konstantinos G. Arvanitis

and

Georgios Papadakis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotics; mechatronic systems; agricultural robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural and Field Robotics)

Computational Control in Neurorobotics

edited by

Francesca Cordella

and

Mattia Stefano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; nervous system stimulation strategies; bidirectional communication between humans and robots; closed-loop human-machine interfaces; finite element methods; sensory feedback restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurorobotics)

Robotics and Parallel Kinematic Machines

edited by