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Robotics, Volume 14, Issue 11

2025 November - 24 articles

Cover Story: This paper presents sign gradient descent (SGD) algorithms that accelerate kinetostatic protein folding, a computational tool for designing protein-based nanorobotic mechanisms. By leveraging gradient-sign information rather than full-torque magnitudes, the method reduces costly force-field evaluations and accelerates convergence within the KCM framework. Simulations on α-helices and β-sheets show substantial performance gains, enabling more efficient modeling and development of protein-based nanorobotic components. View this paper
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Articles (24)

  • Article
  • Open Access
608 Views
35 Pages

Matrix-Guided Safe Motion Planning for Smart Parking Systems

  • Dewan Mohammed Abdul Ahad and
  • Dipankar Maity

20 November 2025

This paper presents a matrix-based approach for motion planning of autonomous vehicles in structured parking environments under Temporal Logic (TL) constraints. Instead of relying solely on traditional automaton models, we construct a product automat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
743 Views
25 Pages

Novel Kinematically Redundant (3+1)-DOF Delta-Type Parallel Mechanisms

  • Pavel Laryushkin,
  • Anton Antonov,
  • Egor Ispolov,
  • Maria Goncharova and
  • Ayşe Ceren Aydil

19 November 2025

Although parallel mechanisms are used in various fields, their application is often limited by singularities and a restricted workspace. Kinematic redundancy is a promising approach for mitigating these issues while also extending the functionality o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
682 Views
26 Pages

Design of an Earthquake Simulator Based on a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot

  • Assylbek Jomartov,
  • Marco Ceccarelli,
  • Amandyk Tuleshov,
  • Azizbek Abduraimov and
  • Aziz Kamal

19 November 2025

Due to the fact that earthquakes cannot be predicted, earthquake simulation is of great importance. An earthquake simulator is a device that reproduces the seismic waves generated by an earthquake. The aim of this work is to present the design and pr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,419 Views
27 Pages

Cable-Driven End-Effector Robots for Gait Rehabilitation: A Review and Future Research Directions

  • Javier Dario Sanjuan De Caro,
  • Jose David Castillo-Blanco,
  • Daniela Charris,
  • Daniel José Romero Martínez,
  • Mohammad H. Rahman and
  • Chadi Nohra

19 November 2025

Robot-Assisted Gait Training (RAGT) has emerged as a promising approach to improve motor recovery for stroke survivors. Among RAGT devices, exoskeletons offer precise joint actuation, but they are costly, mechanically complex and present risks relate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
619 Views
20 Pages

17 November 2025

Numerical simulations of protein folding enable the design of protein-based nanomachines and nanorobots by predicting folded three-dimensional protein structures with high accuracy and revealing the protein conformation transitions during folding and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,076 Views
21 Pages

15 November 2025

In this paper, we considered potential benefits of the neuromorphic control technique for solving specific challenges in robotic control. Developing a neuromorphic control system for a robot involves simulating the architecture and dynamics of biolog...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,332 Views
31 Pages

11 November 2025

This paper proposes a two-layer adaptive proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller for precise pose control of a six-degree-of-freedom cable-driven parallel robot with eight cables, specifically designed to handle dynamic changes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,691 Views
17 Pages

Adaptive Gaussian Mixture Models-Based Anomaly Detection for Under-Constrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots

  • Julio Garrido,
  • Javier Vales,
  • Diego Silva-Muñiz,
  • Enrique Riveiro,
  • Pablo López-Matencio and
  • Josué Rivera-Andrade

10 November 2025

Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) are increasingly used for load manipulation tasks involving predefined toolpaths with intermediate stops. At each stop, where the platform maintains a fixed pose, and the motors keep the cables under tension, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
701 Views
39 Pages

5 November 2025

The work presented in this document integrates blockchain, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Interplanetary File System (IPFS) to improve collection, storage and accessibility of aerial imagery transfer, when these technologies are applied to olive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,051 Views
20 Pages

Design and Evaluation of a Dual-Bendable, Compressible Robotic Guide Sheath for Heart Valve Interventions

  • Matteo Arena,
  • Weizhao Wang,
  • Carlo Saija,
  • Zhouyang Xu,
  • Aya Mutaz Zeidan,
  • Yixuan Zheng,
  • Richard James Housden and
  • Kawal Rhode

3 November 2025

Structural heart interventions require precise navigation through tortuous and dynamic cardiac anatomies. However, current guide sheaths often lack sufficient maneuverability for positioning additional catheters. To address these limitations, this pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,867 Views
20 Pages

Lightweight and Low-Cost Cable-Driven SCARA Robotic Arm with 9 DOF

  • Yuquan Shi,
  • Wai Tuck Chow,
  • Thomas M. Kwok and
  • Yilong Wang

1 November 2025

This paper presents the design and testing of a lightweight, low-cost robotic arm with an extended vertical range. The 9-degree-of-freedom (DOF) system comprises a 6-DOF arm and a 3-DOF gripper. To minimize weight, the six wrist and gripper joints ar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
777 Views
22 Pages

31 October 2025

This paper presents a comparative study on the suitability of free-boundary surface parameterization techniques for generating trajectories on 3D surfaces. The approach maps a 3D surface to a 2D parametric domain through four parameterization methods...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,483 Views
67 Pages

A Comprehensive Review of Sensing, Control, and Networking in Agricultural Robots: From Perception to Coordination

  • Chijioke Leonard Nkwocha,
  • Adeayo Adewumi,
  • Samuel Oluwadare Folorunsho,
  • Chrisantus Eze,
  • Pius Jjagwe,
  • James Kemeshi and
  • Ning Wang

29 October 2025

This review critically examines advancements in sensing, control, and networking technologies for agricultural robots (AgRobots) and their impact on modern farming. AgRobots—including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (U...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,079 Views
22 Pages

29 October 2025

In this paper, a hybrid locomotion approach is proposed and experimentally validated for a quadrupedal robot to enhance energy efficiency on mixed terrains. A mechanical solution was implemented by adding passive wheels on the robot’s abdomen,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,035 Views
27 Pages

28 October 2025

Coordinating robotic teams across multiple concurrent search tasks is a critical challenge in search and rescue operations. This work presents a new multi-agent framework designed to manage and optimize search efforts when several missing-person repo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
732 Views
23 Pages

Optimizing Automated Battery Demanufacturing Through Simulation-Based Analysis and Genetic Algorithm

  • Muhammad Talha Bilal,
  • Doris Siyu Tian,
  • Martin Choux,
  • Lei Jiao and
  • Ilya Tyapin

28 October 2025

The automation of recycling processes for electric vehicle lithium-ion battery packs is crucial for the advancement of green energy transportation. Testing disassembly strategies on real equipment is time consuming, expensive, and poses significant s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,802 Views
29 Pages

S-Curve Trajectory Planning for Industrial Robots Based on Curvature Radius

  • Roberto Bussola,
  • Giovanni Incerti,
  • Carlo Remino and
  • Monica Tiboni

28 October 2025

Motion planning in robotic systems, particularly in industrial contexts, must balance execution speed, precision, and safety. Excessive accelerations, especially centripetal ones in high, curvature regions, can cause vibrations, reduce tracking accur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,886 Views
17 Pages

Efficient Parallel Computing Algorithms for Robotic Manipulator Kinematics

  • Oleg Krakhmalev,
  • Nikita Krakhmalev,
  • Kang Liang,
  • Ekaterina Pleshakova and
  • Sergey Gataullin

27 October 2025

A method for compiling object schemes is proposed, which allows constructing algorithms for calculating the kinematic parameters of robotic manipulators. Examples of compiling object schemes for calculating the velocities and accelerations of points...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,788 Views
27 Pages

26 October 2025

This paper presents our first results obtained in the direction of using a humanoid robot to perform a robot dance at a level comparable to that of a human dancer. The scope of this first approach is limited to performing an offline analysis of the m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,673 Views
20 Pages

Development of an Anthropometric Soft Pneumatic Gripper with Reconfigurable Fingers for Assistive Robotics

  • Francesco Buonamici,
  • Michele Cerruti,
  • Lorenzo Torzini,
  • Luca Puggelli,
  • Yary Volpe and
  • Lapo Governi

26 October 2025

This study presents the development of a prototype anthropomorphic soft robotic gripper intended for applications in rehabilitation and assistive robotics, where safe and adaptive interaction with humans is required. The device consists of three elas...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,710 Views
31 Pages

A Review of Mechanical Design Approaches for Balanced Robotic Manipulation

  • Yash J. Vyas,
  • Volkert van der Wijk and
  • Silvio Cocuzza

26 October 2025

Robot manipulators are suitable for many industrial tasks, such as assembly and pick-and-place operations. However, high-acceleration motions result in shaking forces and moments to the base, which can cause vibration of the manipulator and instabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
675 Views
30 Pages

24 October 2025

Multi-robot ensembles comprising several manipulators are commonly used in industrial settings to process non-deterministic flows of items loaded by an upstream source onto a shared transportation system. After the execution of a given task, the robo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,282 Views
40 Pages

24 October 2025

This article proposes a multi-agent path planning and decision-making solution for high-tempo field robotic operations, such as search-and-rescue, in large-scale unstructured environments. As a representative example, the subterranean environments ca...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,114 Views
25 Pages

Enhancing Emergency Response: The Critical Role of Interface Design in Mining Emergency Robots

  • Roya Bakzadeh,
  • Kiazoa M. Joao,
  • Vasileios Androulakis,
  • Hassan Khaniani,
  • Sihua Shao,
  • Mostafa Hassanalian and
  • Pedram Roghanchi

24 October 2025

While robotic technologies have shown great promise in enhancing productivity and safety, their integration into the mining sector, particularly for search and rescue (SAR) missions, remains limited. The success of these systems depends not only on t...

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