Recent Advances in Industrial Robots

Dear Colleagues,

Today’s industrial robots work in a wide range of industries for different applications, from metal forging and plastic forming to the production of semiconductors and automobiles, and still continue to rapidly evolve. This growth is driven largely by manufacturers that plan to use robots to tackle the looming shortage of skilled labor. Therefore, the recent advances in the development of industrial robotics demonstrated unique features, such as advanced actuators, advanced senses and perception, improved batteries, lightweight body materials, and control algorithms, as well as data processing capabilities along with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the Internet of Things technologies. These features give rise to a broad range of spectacular developments and lead to the development of a new version of industrial robots. To perform tasks in unstructured environments, robots can efficiently coordinate distinct actions in intelligent ways to carry out unseen and long horizon tasks.

In this Special Issue, we are particularly interested in the emerging trends in the development of industrial robots that will have a significant impact on the manufacturing, construction, and industrial sectors.  This Special Issue aims to continue to highlight recent advances in industrial robots. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Intelligent industrial robotics;
• AI-enabled robotics;
• Cloud robots;
• Collaborative robots;
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT);
• Robotics and automation;;
• Computer architecture for robotics
• Computer vision for automation and manufacturing;
• Advanced sensing and navigation;
• Motion and path planning;
• Planning, scheduling and coordination;
• Human–robot collaborations;
• AR /MR in robotics;
• Digital twin for industrial robotics.

Dr. Pei-Chi Huang
Dr. Wei Fang
Guest Editors

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