Legged Robots into the Real World
A special issue of Robotics (ISSN 2218-6581). This special issue belongs to the section "Humanoid and Human Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 17212
Special Issue Editor
Interests: humanoid robotics; legged locomotion; motion planning; robot kinematics and dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Legged robots are designed to extend human capabilities in various practice environments, especially in unstructured terrestrial applications. Quadruped robots, such as Boston Dynamics Spot, ANYbotics AYNmal, Unitree B1, etc., are unfolding promising prospects in several industries for sensing and inspection purposes. However, despite compelling achievements in recent years, legged robots, in general, are still far from being deployed in real world applications. There are still many challenges to be addressed.
This Special Issue focuses on the advancements in real world deployment of legged robots, from the novel mechanism, sensor and actuator design, to dynamic and robust motion generation using optimal control and machine learning approaches, aiming at unlocking the full potential of legged robots in practical scenarios.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The design and development of legged robots;
- Advances in legged manipulators;
- Dynamic legged locomotion;
- Whole-body motion generation;
- Reinforcement learning for legged robots;
- Teleoperation of legged robots;
- Jumping and running robots;
- Sensing, perception and state estimation for legged robots;
- Localization, mapping and navigation for legged robots;
- Collaborative legged robots;
- Real-world applications using legged robots.
Dr. Chengxu Zhou
Guest Editor
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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
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