Bio-Inspired Design, Control and Decision-Making for Musculoskeletal Robots
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Locomotion and Bioinspired Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editors
Interests: musculoskeletal robots; brain-inspired motion learning; reinforcement learning; multi-task continual learning
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Interests: robotic skill learning; robotic multimodal perception; brain-inspired computation; spatial intelligent robotics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
By simulating human skeletal, joint, and muscular structures, along with their driving mechanisms, musculoskeletal robots demonstrate superior compliance, dexterity, robustness, and safety compared to traditional serial rigid robots. This makes them a promising avenue for next-generation robotics, with the potential to significantly advance the development of humanoid robots and related technologies.
This Special Issue primarily focuses on four key areas: artificial muscle actuators, structural design, muscle control, and decision making in musculoskeletal robots. First, developing artificial muscle actuators that achieve an optimal balance between a high power density and precise control is essential. Additionally, designing human-like skeleton and joints and arranging the muscles to create lightweight, agile, and compliant musculoskeletal robots with a high load-to-weight ratio both present significant challenges and opportunities. Achieving the effective control of muscles characterized by high redundancy, strong coupling, and substantial non-linearity is another complex problem. Furthermore, leveraging musculoskeletal robots to facilitate safe and efficient human–robot collaboration is of great importance. Addressing the above research areas holds the promise of enhancing musculoskeletal robots’ overall performance and advancing their broader application.
Dr. Jiahao Chen
Dr. Xiao Huang
Dr. Yaxiong Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial muscle actuator
- biomimetic design of musculoskeletal robots
- biomimetic control of musculoskeletal robots
- bio-inspired decision making of musculoskeletal robots
- human–robot interaction of musculoskeletal robots
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