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The Section “Agricultural and Field Robotics” publishes original peer-reviewed papers in the field of autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems designed to operate in outdoor, unstructured, and dynamic environments such as forests, farms, and natural landscapes. Theoretical and expe...

The Section “Industrial Robots and Automation” publishes original peer-reviewed papers in the field of advanced industrial robots and robot automation systems. Both theoretical and experimental papers and comprehensive reviews are considered. This Section introduces various aspects of in...

This Section focuses on medical robots and service robots, as they may have similar problems and share similar theoretical and technological approaches. Indeed, even some service robots are intended for medical applications. In particular, the papers published in this Section deal with aspects of me...

Mechatronics is an engineering multidisciplinary approach aimed at intelligent integrated systems that are conceived as a combination of elements having different natures. The main characteristics of mechatronics systems are the integration and complementarities of the several aspects from many dis...

Sensors serve as the interface between robotic systems and the environment in which they operate. They are indispensable tools in providing essential and timely feedback. The focus of this Section is on the design, development, and integration of exteroceptive sensors for the control of robotic sys...

In parallel to recent developments in soft smart materials and additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing), the field of soft robotics has been gathering significant momentum to bring a new dimension to the establishment of new robotic concepts, leading to the design and manufacture of soft r...

Advances in aerospace robotics, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems (CPS) are accelerating the introduction of automated decision-making functionalities and the progressive transition to trusted autonomous operations both in civil and military applications. The major benefits of thes...

Scope The focus of this section lies in artificial intelligence (AI) as applied to robotics. Topics of potential manuscripts may include, but are not limited to: Computational intelligence in robotics; Robot learning and evolution; Robot vision and artificial perception; Agents and multi-agen...

The Section “Humanoid and Human Robotics” covers all issues related to robots developed with a human-centered approach. A first category of robots is represented by all robots designed to achieve a close and natural interaction with humans: when this interaction is physical, robots can ...

Neurorobotics is a combination of neuroscience and traditional robotics. Neurorobotics combines information and knowledge from neuroscience, engineering, and computer science to help the scientific community better understand the brain as well as design robotic devices and algorithms to connect huma...