Robotics and Automation
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Emerging Technologies for Assistive Robotics (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
 - Advancements in Intelligent Systems: The Confluence of AI, Machine Learning, and Robotics (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
 - Risk Models, Analysis, and Assessment of Complex Systems (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
 - Advances in Cognitive Robotics and Control (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
 - Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
 - Optimization, Navigation and Automatic Control of Intelligent Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
 - Computer Vision in Automatic Detection and Identification, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 December 2025)
 - Robotics and Intelligent Systems: Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
 - Advancements in Computer Architectures and Real-Time Systems for Robotics and Mechatronics (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
 - Application of Computer Science in Mobile Robots, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
 - Multimodal Robot Intelligence for Grasping and Manipulation (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
 - Embodied Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
 - Future Human-Technology Interactions and Their Intelligent Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
 - Recent Advances in Control Strategies and Applications for Mechatronic Systems (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
 - Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
 - New Challenges in Soft Robotics (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
 - Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
 - Applications of Robot Navigation in Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
 - Future-Proof Solutions for Intelligent and Sustainable Machinery and Equipment (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
 - Enhancing Manufacturing through Human–Collaborative Robot Integration (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
 - Data-Driven Control System: Methods and Applications (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
 - Advances in Industrial Robotics and Control Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
 - Multiagent Systems and Control (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
 - Human–Robot Interaction: Recent Advances in Theory, Methods and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
 - Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
 - Machine Learning and Metaheuristics for Nonlinear Control Systems: Bridging Theory and Diverse Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
 - Challenges and Future Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Control, Sensor Integration, Networks, Systems and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
 - Motion Control for Robots and Automation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
 - Generative AI and Robotics: Towards Intelligent and Adaptive Machines (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
 - Advances in Cable Driven Robotic Systems (Deadline: 10 March 2026)
 - Feature Papers in Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 10 March 2026)
 - Advances in Biorobotics and Bionic Systems (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
 - Trends and Prospects in Rehabilitation Robotics (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
 - Recent Advances in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
 - Robot Control in Human–Computer Interaction (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
 - Surgical Robotics Design and Clinical Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
 - Recent Developments in Exoskeletons (Deadline: 30 March 2026)
 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Autonomous Marine Vehicles (AMVs): Emerging Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
 - Latest Advances and Prospects of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
 - Control and Application for Biorobotics (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
 - Intelligent Control of Robotic System (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
 - Advances in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
 - Sliding Mode and Robust Control: Theory and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
 - Assistive Technologies for Rehabilitation: Challenges and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
 - New Trends in Exoskeleton Robot (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
 - Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics Systems: Design, Development and Optimization (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
 - Advanced Techniques in Prognostics and Health Management (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
 - Advancements in Industrial Robotics and Automation (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Advanced Control Systems and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Next-Generation Mobile Robotics: Intelligent Navigation, Adaptive Planning, and Sensor Integration (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - The Routing, Object Tracking, and Multiple Coordination of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Robotics and Data Science: Transformative Technologies for Modern Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Human–Robot Interaction and Control (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM): The Newest Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Recent Advances in Robotics and Intelligent Robots Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
 - Future Autonomous Vehicles and Their Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
 - Unmanned Systems: Intelligent Perception, Autonomous Navigation, and Positioning (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
 - Advances in Human-Robot Collaboration (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
 - Control Systems in Mechatronics and Robotics (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
 - Advanced Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
 - Advances in Robot Path Planning, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
 
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: