Sensors and Robotics
A section of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
Section Information
Sensors and Robotics Section publishes original peer-reviewed papers in the field of advanced sensors and robot systems. Both theoretical and experimental papers and comprehensive review are considered. This section addresses all aspects of robot sensors for control, autonomous functionalities, robot perception, and human–robot interaction, etc. The Section aims to create a transdisciplinary discussion platform for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to share their latest theoretical and technological results and to discuss several issues for present and forthcoming research directions.
Robots must face a series of hard challenges related, amongst others, to a robust environmental perception, reasoning in presence of uncertainty in sensor data etc., all translated in autonomous functionalities. One of the most crucial research fronts for robots’ development is to design efficient and reliable sensors in face of various uncertainties and disturbances from the physical world.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Robotics Integration (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Robotic Contact with the Human Body in Physical Human–Robot Interaction—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advanced Robotic Manipulators and Control Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Intelligent Systems and Robots in Care (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Robot Swarm Collaboration in the Unstructured Environment (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Advances in Mobile Robot Perceptions, Planning, Control and Learning: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advances in Soft Robotics and Soft Actuators (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
- Advances in Vision-Based UAV Navigation: Innovations and Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Intelligent Robots: Control and Sensing (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advances in Sensing and Robotic Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sensors for Continuum, Soft and Compliant Robotics (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Advanced Sensing for Surgical Robots and Devices (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Localization for Positioning Applications and Mobile Robot Navigation—Second Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Advanced Sensors for Intelligent Robotic Systems: Vision, Touch, and Dexterous Manipulation (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Decision Making for Autonomous Driving (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- New Challenges and Sensor Techniques in Robot Positioning (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Smart Materials and Structures for Advanced Sensors and Actuators in Robotics and Human–Machine Interface (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Sensing for Automatic Control and Measurement System (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Assistive Robots for Healthcare and Human-Robot Interaction: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Virtual Reality Based on Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Technology (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Sensing, Modeling and Learning for Robotic Manipulation (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Multi-Agent Systems: Cooperative and Intelligent Control Strategies for Complex Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Toward Embodied Intelligence: State-of-the-Art in Sensing, Decision-Making and Control Technologies for Autonomous Robots (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Social Robots (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Flexible Pressure/Force Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 5 December 2025)
- Design and Integration of Sensors for Control, Planning and Deployment in Robotic Systems (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- New Trends in the Sensing and Control Techniques Used for Intelligent Industrial Perception and Service Robotics (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Recent Development of Flexible Tactile Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advanced Sensors Technologies for Soft Robotic System (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Multimodal Human Behavior Understanding in Human–AI Interaction: Sensor-Based Signal Processing and Interaction Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mobile Robots: Navigation, Control and Sensing—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 January 2026)
- Smart Sensors for Ergonomics and Assisted Robotics Applications (Deadline: 10 January 2026)
- Sensor Fusion Techniques for Enhanced Robotic Perception and Control (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Advanced Sensors and AI Integration for Human–Robot Teaming (Deadline: 25 January 2026)
- Applied Robotics in Mechatronics and Automation (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Sensors Technologies in Robot-Assisted Surgical Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Innovative Synergies: Robotics, AI, and Sensor Technologies in Field Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Intelligent Robotic Systems: Integration of Perception, Calibration, and Adaptive Control (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advances in Robotics and Sensors for Rehabilitation (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- UAVs as Mobile Sensing Platforms: Advances, Innovations, and Emerging Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances in Human–Robot Interactions Through Multimodal Sensing and Virtual Reality (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Vision-Guided System in Intelligent Autonomous Robots (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Advanced Social Robots and Human–Computer Interaction Applications (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Intelligent Optical Sensors in Biomedicine and Robotics (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
