Emerging Technologies and Applications of Assistive Robots
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1
Editors
Interests: biomedical signal processing; optimization algorithms; machine learning; exoskeleton systems
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Interests: industrial robotics; HRI; AI; computer vision; rehabilitation exoskeletons
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Interests: mechatronics; robotics; tele-robotics; haptic feedback; socially assistive robots
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Assistive robots are increasingly recognized as innovative technologies that improve the quality of life for people with physical, cognitive or age-related impairments. Advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, soft robotics, human–robot interaction and embedded sensing have supported the development of a new generation of assistive devices that are safer, more adaptive and more intuitive. These innovations encompass rehabilitation and mobility systems, socially assistive and cognitive support platforms and surgical assistance systems.
This Special Issue invites high-quality original research and review articles on recent developments in assistive robotics, with particular emphasis on emerging enabling technologies and tangible applications. Relevant topics include rehabilitation devices, artificial-intelligence-driven intention recognition, wearable robotic systems, multimodal interfaces, computer vision for assistive systems, brain–computer interfaces, tele-rehabilitation, socially assistive robots for elderly care and ethical and compliance considerations in assistive robotics.
Dr. Otniel Portillo-Rodríguez
Dr. Paolo Tripicchio
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Jacinto-Villegas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- assistive robots
- rehabilitation robotics
- human–robot interaction
- exoskeleton
- socially assistive robots
- artificial intelligence
- wearable robotics
- brain–computer interface
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