Robots with Intelligence: Developments and Applications
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 905
Special Issue Editor
Interests: robots; soft robots; wearable robots; soft actuators; tendon-driven; actuators; mechatronics; soft sensors; mechanisms; control; input-shaping control; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Robotic systems are undergoing a paradigm shift as intelligence increasingly becomes a core component of their design and application. By incorporating advanced sensing, control, and decision-making mechanisms, robots are evolving from conventional automation tools into autonomous systems capable of adapting to complex, dynamic, and human-centered environments. The integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing enables robots to perceive, learn, and collaborate in ways that extend their functionality far beyond traditional domains.
Recent developments have demonstrated the potential of intelligent robots in a wide range of applications, including manufacturing, healthcare, rehabilitation, service, agriculture and autonomous systems. Nonetheless, the field continues to face fundamental challenges, such as robust perception under uncertainty, safe and effective human–robot collaboration, scalable deployment across heterogeneous settings, and the assurance of transparency and trustworthiness in AI-driven decisions.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest advances and emerging directions in intelligent robotics. We invite high-quality contributions that address novel theories, methods, technologies, and applications in this field, including but not limited to the following:
- Intelligent sensing, perception, and multimodal data fusion;
- Learning-based and adaptive control for robots;
- Human–robot interaction and collaboration;
- Cognitive architectures and decision-making in robotics;
- AI-driven planning, navigation, and task execution;
- Intelligent service, industrial, agricultural, and medical robots;
- Robotics for healthcare, rehabilitation, and assistive technologies;
- Autonomous systems in real-world and unstructured environments;
- Explainable and trustworthy AI for robotics;
- Emerging applications of intelligent robots in society.
Through this collection, we seek to provide a platform for disseminating cutting-edge research that will contribute to advancing the development and deployment of robots with intelligence across diverse domains.
Prof. Dr. Brian Byunghyun Kang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- intelligent robotics
- artificial intelligence in robots
- human–robot interaction
- adaptive control and learning
- real-world applications
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