Dear Colleagues,

Sensors play a critical role in acquiring information about changing surroundings. Sensors are becoming even more important in these days of rapid development of technologies related to artificial intelligence and robotics. Therefore, this Special Issue of the journal calls for a wide range of research on sensors for use in robotics. Robots have traditionally been used in closed environments, such as factories, where unexpected events cannot occur. While the resulting productivity gains have been spectacular, they have lacked adaptability. Therefore, research on sensors for robots is needed to bring the ability to work in open environments and produce a wide variety of products in small quantities to a higher level. For example, a vehicle-type robot moving outdoors would need to be aware of surrounding conditions such as walls and roads. A handling robot would need to know the position, shape, color, and varied other information about the target object. A robot that makes contact with a human or an object may need to acquire information about the contact force to realize adequate physical interaction. Sensor precision and the time required for measurement are also important factors in robot control. As mentioned above, we invite you to submit papers on sensors for robots.

Dr. Takahiro Nozaki
Guest Editor

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• robotics
• artificial intelligence
• distance sensors
• force sensors
• control