Special Issues

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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Towards Socially Intelligent Robots
edited by , Ho Seok Ahn and John-John Cabibihan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4083 | Submission Open
Keywords: Novel approaches to utilizing artificial intelligence models for implementing social intelligence in robots; Evaluation of the level of social intelligence in robots; Effective methodologies for long-term user studies in social robotics; Socially intelligent robots in the real world; Software frameworks for socially intelligent robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Humanoid and Human Robotics)
Chatbots and Talking Robots
edited by Soyeon Caren Han and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3487 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Robotics)
Decision-Making and Control under Uncertainties for Robotic and Autonomous Systems
edited by Pan Zhao, Minghui Zheng, Yu Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2017 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | 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)
Embodied AI: From Robots to Smart Objects submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9256 | Submission Open
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)
Computational Control in Neurorobotics submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 225 | 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 submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10722 | Submission Open
UAV Systems and Swarm Robotics submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10150 | 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
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6525 | 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
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2639 | 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 and Giorgos Mamakoukas
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7608 | Submission Open
Digital Twin-Based Human–Robot Collaborative Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5608 | 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 submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5090 | Submission Open
Applications of Neural Networks in Robot Control
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 954 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7911 | 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 , , Xilun Ding, Juan Carretero and Adrian Pisla
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 129 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24194 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Humanoid and Human Robotics)
Advances and Challenges in Educational Robotics, Volume III submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Educational Robotics)
Soft Robotics: Land, Water, Air Advances submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 88 | 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)
Innovations in the Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 64 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5743 | 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 4792 | Submission Open
Adaptive and Nonlinear Control of Robotics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 109 | 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)
Extended Reality and AI Empowered Robots submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 51 | 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
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 49 | 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
Bio-Inspired Service Robots
edited by , Carlos Rengifo-Rodas and Jose Baca
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-inspired mechanisms; bio-inspired locomotion/motion; bio-inspired control strategies; bio-inspired robotic morphology
Selected Papers from MEDER 2024: Advances in Mechanism Design for Robotics submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open
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