Bio-Inspired Computational and Physical Intelligence for Robotics

Dear Colleagues,

Intelligent robotics, as an interdisciplinary research field, has developed rapidly in recent years. Modern robotic systems require intelligence on both a computational level and physical level. Bio-inspired artificial intelligence, such as neural networks, plays an important role in computational intelligence to achieve high-level decision making and accomplish complex tasks. With the incorporation of large language models and powerful computer vision techniques, computational intelligence has enabled robotic systems to accomplish decision making in complex environments for tasks such as atunomous driving. On the other hand, physical intelligence makes use of smart materials, structures, and transducers to realize intelligent behavior on the low level. This is particularly useful for robots on the smaller scale in resource-limited environments. Biomimetic structures have demonstrated their usefulness to enable physical intelligence, such as lizard-foot-style pads for wall climbing and artificial musles for actuation. Robots making use of bio-inspired and biomimetic concepts to realize computational and phsical intelligence have great potential in practical applications. Further research and development of novel techniques in this field requires an interdisciplinary approach to realize novel capabilities.

As the second edition of the Special Issue, the scope is extended to include both physical and computational intelligence in bio-inspired and biomimetic robotics applications. This SI includes but is not limited to the following topics.

• Cognitive robotics and computation;
• Behavioral and biological learning and control;
• Evolutionary robotics, multi-robot systems, and swarm intelligence;
• Computational modeling of biological systems;
• Morphological computation and embodied intelligence;
• Bio-inspired learning algorithms;
• Imitation learning;
• Bayesian/probabilistic learning;
• Human‒robot interaction and collaboration;
• Bio-inspired approaches for robot design, control, and optimization;
• Biomechanics, biomechatronics, and bioengineering;
• Smart materials and structures;
• Soft robotics and flexible electronics;
• Bio-inspired transducers;
• Biomimetic-legged, arial, and underwater robotics;
• Micro- and nano-robotics;

Dr. Fangzhou Xia
Dr. Leandro Merces
Prof. Dr. Rafael Lahoz-Beltra
Guest Editors

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• biological inspiration
• biomimetics
• computational intelligence
• physical intelligence
• intelligent robotics