Robotics, Volume 12, Issue 3

Robots operating in human environments require a diverse set of skills, including slow and fast walking, turning, side-stepping, and more. However, developing robot controllers capable of exhibiting such a broad range of behaviors is a challenging pr...

This paper presents a study of energy efficiency and kinematic-based optimal design locomotion of a pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM)-driven snake-like robot. Although snake-like robots have several advantages over wheeled and track-wheeled mobile ro...

Visual localization and mapping algorithms attempt to estimate, from images, geometrical models that explain ego motion and the positions of objects in a real scene. The success of these tasks depends directly on the quality and availability of visua...

Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) is a robotic software that uses a set of Quality of Service (QoS) policies to manage the quality of robot data transmissions in a network, such as the RELIABLE and KEEP_LAST options. In ROS 2 node communication, the R...

Quadruped robots have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their ability to navigate through challenging terrains. Among the various environments, agriculture fields are particularly difficult for legged robots, given the variability...

This paper proposes an algorithm that provides operational strategies for multiple tethered autonomous underwater vehicle (T-AUV) systems for entanglement-free navigation. T-AUVs can perform underwater tasks under reliable communication and power sup...

This literature review presents a comprehensive analysis of the use and potential application scenarios of collaborative robots in the industrial working world, focusing on their impact on human work, safety, and health in the context of Industry 4.0...

In a telerehabilitation environment, it is difficult for a therapist to understand the condition of a patient’s finger joints because of the lack of direct assessment. In particular, not enabling the provision of spasticity evaluation significa...

In recent years, many studies have shown that soft robots with elastic actuators enable robust interaction with the environment. Compliant joints can protect mechanical systems and provide better dynamic performance, thus offering huge potential for...

Obstacle avoidance is a challenging task in robot navigation, as it requires efficient and reliable methods to avoid collision and reach the desired goal. Artificial potential field methods are widely used for this purpose, as they are efficient, eff...