Robotics, Volume 14, Issue 4

The primary challenge in robotic navigation lies in enabling robots to adapt effectively to new, unseen environments. Addressing this gap, this paper enhances the Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (TD3) model’s adaptability by int...

Highly accurate positioning of industrial robots is crucial to performing industrial operations with high quality. This paper presents a mechanical modification to an industrial robot aiming at enhancing the system actuation resolution, thereby enhan...

Surgeon fatigue during robotic surgery is an often-overlooked factor contributing to patient harm. This study presents the design, development, and testing of a real-time fatigue monitoring system aimed at enhancing safety in robotic surgery using th...

Human–Robot Collaboration (HRC) has been a significant research topic within the Industry 4.0 movement over the past decade. The interest in HRC research has continued on with the dawn of Industry 5.0 focusing on worker experience. Within the s...

Efficient path planning for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in warehouse automation is crucial yet challenging, particularly in environments with irregular structures and constrained spaces. This study addresses these challenges by focusing on AGVs...

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as predictive AI, generative AI, and explainable AI, is in contrast to the slower development and uptake of robotic AI systems. Dynamic environments, sensory processing, mechanical move...

Social robots are rapidly emerging as a transformative technology aimed at enhancing human well-being [...]

The mechatronic design approach to robotics deploys, inter alia, widely available mechanical design engineering tools that, together with standard production techniques, allow the accurate quantification of the system’s mass properties. While t...

Navigating uneven, unstructured terrain with dynamic obstacles remains a challenge for autonomous mobile robots. This article introduces Dynamic Unstructured Environment (DUnE) for evaluating the performance of off-road navigation systems in simulati...