Robotics | Top 20 Cited Papers in 2021–2022
1. “Advances in Agriculture Robotics: A State-of-the-Art Review and Challenges Ahead”
by Luiz F. P. Oliveira, António P. Moreira and Manuel F. Silva
Robotics 2021, 10(2), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10020052
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/52
2. “A Comprehensive Survey of Visual SLAM Algorithms”
by Andréa Macario Barros, Maugan Michel, Yoann Moline, Gwenolé Corre and Frédérick Carrel
Robotics 2022, 11(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11010024
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/1/24
3. “Service Robots in the Healthcare Sector”
by Jane Holland, Liz Kingston, Conor McCarthy, Eddie Armstrong, Peter O’Dwyer, Fionn Merz and Mark McConnell
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010047
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/47
4. “Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Control of Robotic Manipulation: A Focussed Mini-Review”
by Rongrong Liu, Florent Nageotte, Philippe Zanne, Michel de Mathelin and Birgitta Dresp-Langley
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/22
5. “Unmanned Aerial Drones for Inspection of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Mission-Critical Failure Analysis”
by Mahmood Shafiee, Zeyu Zhou, Luyao Mei, Fateme Dinmohammadi, Jackson Karama and David Flynn
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/26
6. “Validating Safety in Human–Robot Collaboration: Standards and New Perspectives”
by Marcello Valori, Adriano Scibilia, Irene Fassi, José Saenz, Roland Behrens, Sebastian Herbster, Catherine Bidard, Eric Lucet, Alice Magisson, Leendert Schaake et al.
Robotics 2021, 10(2), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10020065
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/65
7. “Smart Cleaner: A New Autonomous Indoor Disinfection Robot for Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Kaicheng Ruan, Zehao Wu and Qingsong Xu
Robotics 2021, 10(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10030087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/3/87
8. “Socially Assistive Robots Helping Older Adults through the Pandemic and Life after COVID-19”
by Cristina Getson and Goldie Nejat
Robotics 2021, 10(3), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10030106
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/3/106
9. “Motion Planning and Control of an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot in Dynamic Environments”
by Mahmood Reza Azizi, Alireza Rastegarpanah and Rustam Stolkin
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/48
10. “Robotic Exploration of an Unknown Nuclear Environment Using Radiation Informed Autonomous Navigation”
by Keir Groves, Emili Hernandez, Andrew West, Thomas Wright and Barry Lennox
Robotics 2021, 10(2), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10020078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/78
11. “Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”
by Yixiang Lim, Nichakorn Pongsakornsathien, Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, Trevor Kistan, Neta Ezer and Daniel J. Bursch
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/12
12. “GazeEMD: Detecting Visual Intention in Gaze-Based Human-Robot Interaction”
by Lei Shi, Cosmin Copot and Steve Vanlanduit
Robotics 2021, 10(2), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10020068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/68
13. “Robot-Assisted Glovebox Teleoperation for Nuclear Industry”
by Ozan Tokatli, Pragna Das, Radhika Nath, Luigi Pangione, Alessandro Altobelli, Guy Burroughes, Emil T. Jonasson, Matthew F. Turner and Robert Skilton
Robotics 2021, 10(3), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10030085
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/3/85
14. “Optimization-Based Constrained Trajectory Generation for Robot-Assisted Stitching in Endonasal Surgery”
by Jacinto Colan, Jun Nakanishi, Tadayoshi Aoyama and Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/27
15. “A Perspective Review on Integrating VR/AR with Haptics into STEM Education for Multi-Sensory Learning”
by Filippo Sanfilippo, Tomas Blazauskas, Gionata Salvietti, Isabel Ramos, Silviu Vert, Jaziar Radianti, Tim A. Majchrzak and Daniel Oliveira
Robotics 2022, 11(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11020041
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/2/41
16. “Snake Robots for Surgical Applications: A Review”
by Jenna Seetohul and Mahmood Shafiee
Robotics 2022, 11(3), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11030057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/3/57
17. “Cobot User Frame Calibration: Evaluation and Comparison between Positioning Repeatability Performances Achieved by Traditional and Vision-Based Methods”
by Roberto Pagani, Cristina Nuzzi, Marco Ghidelli, Alberto Borboni, Matteo Lancini and Giovanni Legnani
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/45
18. “Application of Deep Learning in the Deployment of an Industrial SCARA Machine for Real-Time Object Detection”
by Tibor Péter Kapusi, Timotei István Erdei, Géza Husi and András Hajdu
Robotics 2022, 11(4), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11040069
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/4/69
19. “Industrial Robot Trajectory Tracking Control Using Multi-Layer Neural Networks Trained by Iterative Learning Control”
by Shuyang Chen and John T. Wen
Robotics 2021, 10(1), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics10010050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/50
20. “A Methodology for Flexible Implementation of Collaborative Robots in Smart Manufacturing Systems”
by Hermes Giberti, Tommaso Abbattista, Marco Carnevale, Luca Giagu and Fabio Cristini
Robotics 2022, 11(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/1/9