Recent Advances in the Design and Applications for Pneumatic Actuators
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators for Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 226
Editors
Interests: pneumatic actuators; electro-pneumatics; PLCs; robotics; mechatronics
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Interests: intelligent robotics; artificial intelligence in robotics; human-machine interaction (HMI); gesture-based robot control; teleoperation and telerobotics; brain-computer interfaces (BCI); cognitive robotics; reinforcement learning in robotics; computer vision for human-robot interaction; autonomous decision-making in robotic systems
Interests: mechanism science; robotics; mechatronics; biomechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pneumatic actuators remain fundamental components in industrial automation, robotics and mechatronic systems due to their intrinsic compliance, high power-to-weight ratio, cleanliness, and cost-effectiveness. Even though compressed air is mature technology, recent years have seen a revival of scientific interest, driven by the demands of modern, smart applications. Also digital twin frameworks, simulations and integration with control architectures represent key directions for next-generation pneumatic systems. The scope covers actuators for various disciplines and industries, from advanced manufacturing to biologically inspired structures and robotics. Research addressing compressed air energy optimization, leakage diagnostics and sustainability is also encouraged. This Special Issue welcomes original and innovative studies from both academic and industrial research teams. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- smart pneumatic actuators for manufacturing;
- pneumatic actuation in robotics;
- bio-inspired pneumatic actuators;
- soft and soft-rigid pneumatic actuators;
- wearable pneumatics;
- pneumatic valves design and control;
- digital twins and simulators for pneumatic actuation;
- energy optimization in pneumatics;
- materials and structures for pneumatic actuators.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Valentin Ciupe
Dr. Robert Kristof
Prof. Dr. Erwin Lovasz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart pneumatics
- pneumatic actuators
- pneumatic valves
- soft robotics
- bio-inspired pneumatics
- pneumatic simulations
- pneumatic optimizations
- pneumatics applications
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