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Robotics, Volume 14, Issue 2

February 2025 - 14 articles

Cover Story: Mobile robots are becoming increasingly common in various settings, but traditional programming methods require technical expertise, limiting their accessibility. This work introduces a code-free approach that allows non-expert users to instruct robots on new paths through demonstrations using simple devices, such as a joystick or a keyboard. A topometric map of the environment is built and dynamically updated, enabling the robot to navigate and adapt to small environmental changes, ensuring robust and flexible navigation. This approach democratizes robot programming by eliminating the need for writing code, making mobile robots more accessible for real-world applications, such as in households, offices, or hospitals. View this paper

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2 Citations

1,594 Views

19 Pages

Tension-Aware Motion Planning for Tethered Robots

Rogério R. Lima and
Guilherme A. S. Pereira

Robotics2025, 14(2), 11;https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14020011

28 January 2025

This paper presents a path-planning approach for tethered robots. The proposed planner finds paths that minimize the tether tension due to tether–obstacle and tether–floor interaction. The method assumes that the tether is managed externa...

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27 Pages

Near Time-Optimal Trajectories with ISO Standard Constraints for Human–Robot Collaboration in Fabric Co-Transportation

Renat Kermenov,
Alessandro Di Biase,
Ilaria Pellicani,
Sauro Longhi and
Andrea Bonci

Robotics2025, 14(2), 10;https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14020010

27 January 2025

Enabling robots to work safely close to humans requires both adherence to safety standards and the development of appropriate strategies to plan and control robot movements in accordance with human movements. Collaboration between humans and robots i...

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11,155 Views

26 Pages

Agricultural Robotics: A Technical Review Addressing Challenges in Sustainable Crop Production

Maria Spagnuolo,
Giuseppe Todde,
Maria Caria,
Nicola Furnitto,
Giampaolo Schillaci and
Sabina Failla

Robotics2025, 14(2), 9;https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14020009

23 January 2025

The adoption of agricultural robots is revolutionizing the agricultural sector, offering innovative solutions to optimize production and reduce environmental impact. This review examines the main functions and applications of agricultural robots, wit...

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6,357 Views

27 Pages

Design of a Novel Bio-Inspired Three Degrees of Freedom (3DOF) Spherical Robotic Manipulator and Its Application in Human–Robot Interactions

Suleyman Soltanov and
Rodney Roberts

Robotics2025, 14(2), 8;https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14020008

22 January 2025

Studying the interactions between biological organisms and their environment provides engineers with valuable insights for developing complex mechanical systems and fostering the creation of novel technological innovations. In this study, we introduc...

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