Design and Control of Reconfigurable Robotics

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few years, innovative robots capable of modifying their topology, connectivity, and mobility to perform complex tasks in which speed, precision, and safety for humans have been developed exponentially. The evolution of conventional mechanisms into intelligent mechanisms has occurred in a relatively short period of time and, therefore, the assimilation and dissemination of this knowledge has been achieved mainly in specialized journals. It is not surprising then that the theory, design, control, and manufacture of reconfigurable robots have been completed gradually. Moreover, owing to the relevance of the development of environmentally friendly machines, then reconfigurable robots are an ideal option to meet such conditions due to the rational use of energy. Reconfigurable robots in their various forms are an intelligent and reliable answer to the new needs of industry, automation of conventional processes, healthcare, planetary exploration, among several other applications.

“Design and Control of Reconfigurable Robotics” is a Special Issue devoted to provide a high-quality platform for sharing emerging research in this area. This Special Issue in Electronics is a call for papers to authors who wish to contribute to knowledge in the design and control of reconfigurable robots covering diverse aspects, such as innovative topologies, kinematics, dynamics, optimization, manufacture, and control in the following topics:

• Configurable platforms;
• Configurable joints;
• Self-adjustment of mobility;
• Snake-like robots;
• Bio-inspired mechanisms;
• Reconversion of conventional manipulators;
• Modular robots;
• Hyper-redundant manipulators;
• Parallel-serial manipulators;
• Morphing mechanisms;
• Foldable platforms.

Related areas to the above cited of course are also welcome in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado
Dr. Mohammad H. Abedin-Nasab
Prof. Dr. Ramon Rodriguez-Castro
Dr. Patrice Lambert
Guest Editors

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• configurable platforms
• configurable joints
• self-adjustment of mobility
• snake-like robots
• bio-inspired mechanisms
• reconversion of conventional manipulators
• modular robots
• hyper-redundant manipulators
• parallel-serial manipulators
• morphing mechanisms
• foldable platforms
• grasping