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Special Issues

Robotics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.

The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Open for Submission

Embodied Intelligence: Physical Human–Robot Interaction

Guest Editor: Mingyu Ding
2 articles | Viewed by 8,944

Deadline: 30 April 2026

Open for Submission

Human–AI–Robot Teaming (HART)

Guest Editors: Stefania Costantini, Pierangelo Dell’Acqua, Giovanni De Gasperis, Francesco Gullo
2 articles | Viewed by 6,163

Deadline: 31 March 2026

Open for Submission

Applications of Neural Networks in Robot Control

Guest Editors: Luca Patanè, Paolo Arena
5 articles | Viewed by 14,092

Deadline: 28 February 2026

Open for Submission

AI-Powered Robotic Systems: Learning, Perception and Decision-Making

Guest Editors: Kensuke Harada, Genci Capi, João Miguel da Costa Sousa
Viewed by 231

Deadline: 28 February 2026

Open for Submission

Extended Reality and AI Empowered Robots

Guest Editors: Salvatore Livatino, Dario Calogero Guastella
3 articles | Viewed by 5,733

Deadline: 31 December 2025

Open for Submission

Multi-Robot Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Intervention

Guest Editors: Frédéric Guinand, Francois Guerin
1 article | Viewed by 1,333

Deadline: 31 December 2025

Closed

Progress and Prospects of Evolutionary Robotics

Guest Editor: Andy Tyrrell
1 article | Viewed by 3,154

Deadline: 30 September 2025

Closed

Brain-Computer Interfaces for Robotic Applications in Extended Reality

Guest Editors: Francesco De Pace, Federico Manuri
Viewed by 551

Deadline: 31 July 2025

Closed

Robot Teleoperation Integrating with Augmented Reality

Guest Editors: Hang Su, Lorenzo Pollini
5 articles | Viewed by 8,720

Deadline: 31 July 2025

Closed

Decision-Making and Control under Uncertainties for Robotic and Autonomous Systems

Guest Editors: Pan Zhao, Minghui Zheng, Yu Zhang, Naira Hovakimyan
5 articles | Viewed by 14,685

Deadline: 31 October 2024

Closed

Multi-robot Systems: State of the Art and Future Progress

Guest Editor: Eugene Kagan
5 articles | Viewed by 21,237

Deadline: 30 June 2024

Closed

Communication with Social Robots

Guest Editors: Laura Kunold, Linda Onnasch
8 articles | Viewed by 31,594

Deadline: 31 August 2022

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