Robotics and Automation
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
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Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Development and Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Risk Models, Analysis, and Assessment of Complex Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Robot Path Planning, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Future Human–Technology Interactions and Their Intelligent Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Optimization, Navigation and Automatic Control of Intelligent Systems (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Mobile Robots: Advanced Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Conceptual Design for Advanced Robotic Systems: Integrating AI, Resilience, and Human-Centric Autonomy (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Deep Learning-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Robotics and Intelligent Systems: Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Emerging Technologies for Assistive Robotics (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Remote Robot Systems: Integrating Control, Sensing, and Interaction (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Enhancing Manufacturing Through Human–Collaborative Robot Integration (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Safety and Security in Unmanned Aerial System: Challenges and Innovations (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- New Challenges in Soft Robotics (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Intelligent Automation and Robotics for Future Factories: Vision Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Engineering (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Applications of Robot Navigation in Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Computer Vision in Automatic Detection and Identification, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Challenges and Future Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Control, Sensor Integration, Networks, Systems and Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Advances in Industrial Robotics and Control Systems (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Applied Robot Manipulator (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Data-Driven Control System: Methods and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Human–Robot Interaction: Enhancing Usability, Safety, and Performance in Complex Environments (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Control Strategies and Applications for Mechatronic Systems (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Trends and Prospects in Rehabilitation Robotics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Generative AI and Robotics: Towards Intelligent and Adaptive Machines (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Design and Application of Assistive and Collaborative Robot (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Embodied Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Feature Papers in Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Research Advances in AI-Driven Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Human–Robot Interaction: Recent Advances in Theory, Methods and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Advances in Biorobotics and Bionic Systems (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Latest Advances and Prospects of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Multiagent Systems and Control (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advanced UAV Technologies: Autonomy, Sensing, and Integration (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Intelligent Robotics: Integrating Perception, Learning and Autonomous Control (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Recent Developments in Exoskeletons (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Robotics and AI: Planning, Control, and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Computer Vision and Action Planning for Human–Robot Interaction (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advances in Target Tracking and Image Processing for Drones (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Next-Generation Mobile Robotics: Intelligent Navigation, Adaptive Planning, and Sensor Integration (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advancements in Industrial Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Autonomous Marine Vehicles (AMVs): Emerging Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Human–Robot Interaction and Control (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Unmanned Systems: Intelligent Perception, Autonomous Navigation, and Positioning (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Autonomous Mobile Robots: Control and Optimization (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Application of Computer Science in Mobile Robots, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advanced Control Systems and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Future-Proof Solutions for Intelligent and Sustainable Machinery and Equipment (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM): The Newest Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 January 2027)
- Intelligent Robotics Systems: Current Developments and Future Prospects (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Robust Visual State Estimation in Degraded and Extreme Environments: From Terrestrial to Planetary Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- AI-Driven Drone Swarms: From Distributed Intelligence to Real-World Deployment (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Future Autonomous Vehicles and Their Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2027)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: