Engaging with social robots has been recognized as potentially beneficial for children facing social communication challenges, especially in developing skills such as joint attention. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of robot-mediate...
Over the past decades, developments and scientific breakthroughs in the field of robotics have shown the replacement of wheeled robots with legged robots, which are often inspired by the biological characteristics of legged animals. Many industries a...
Proposing a comprehensive evaluation measure of the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI), the purpose of this paper is to explore whether the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI) promotes the application of...
Mechatronic systems, like mobile robots, are fairly complex. They are composed of electromechanical actuation components and sensing elements supervised by microcontrollers running complex embedded software. This paper proposes a novel approach to ai...
The development of artificial intelligence as the core driving force for industrial upgrading in the era of smart manufacturing and its large-scale application are reshaping the pattern of urban industrial production and energy consumption, with far-...
Clinical tasks are often used to differentiate the motor performance of individuals who have impaired function. However, these are not as accurate and repeatable as robotic tasks. Additionally, motor development occurs rapidly at early ages and slows...
It is common knowledge among computer scientists and software engineers that ”building robotics systems is hard”: it includes applied and specialized knowledge from various scientific fields, such as mechanical, electrical and computer en...
Many robots that play with humans have been developed so far, but developing a robot that physically contacts humans while playing is challenging. We have developed robots that play tag with humans, which find players, approach them, and move away fr...
Learning control for robotic manipulators has been developed over the past decade and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is still in its infant development stage; the authors believe that it will become one of the most promising directions in...
In recent years, modularity has become increasingly present in the field of robotics and mechatronics. The need to easily calculate and generate modular robots in an easier and faster way and for a wide range of robotics projects has increased. This...
Improvements in robotics and artificial intelligence have enabled robotics to be developed for use in a nuclear environment. However, the harsh environment and dangerous nature of the tasks pose several challenges in deploying robots. There may be so...
The combination of artificial intelligence technology and medical science has inspired the emergence of medical robots with novel functions that use new materials and have a neoteric appearance. However, the diversity of medical robots causes confusi...
Autonomous Networked Robot (ANR) systems feature multi-robot systems (MRSs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). These systems help to extend coverage, maximize efficiency in data routing, and provide practical and reliable task management, among oth...
This paper introduces a unified and systematic design methodology for robotic systems that is generalizable across a wide range of applications. It integrates rigorous mathematical formalisms such as kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and optimiza...
For industrial manufacturing, industrial robots are required to work together with human counterparts on certain special occasions, where human workers share their skills with robots. Intuitive human–robot interaction brings increasing safety c...
In order to improve the intelligence of home service robots and resolve their inability to develop service cognition skills in an autonomous, human-like manner, we propose a method for home service robots to learn and develop skills that allow them t...
This study focuses on aspects specific to adaptive mobile robotic systems. These include providing flexibility, high performance, the use of widely available element bases and others. The science intensity and technical level of the development of mo...
This paper presents the design and implementation of a spherical robot with an internal mechanism based on a pendulum. The design is based on significant improvements made, including an electronics upgrade, to a previous robot prototype developed in...
3D/4D printing technologies are currently among the fastest growing cutting-edge fabrication technologies. The scale of their applications is vast and applicable to nearly all industries. Three-dimensional printing technologies are particularly popul...
This paper describes our best practices related to hybrid power system (HPS) development, with a focus on the specification development phase. The HPS specifications are based on the main development goals of our security robot, which place top prior...
While researchers have made notable progress in bio-inspired swimming robot development, a persistent challenge lies in creating propulsive gaits tailored to these robotic systems. The California sea lion achieves its robust swimming abilities throug...
This paper presents the development of a Robot Operating System (ROS)-based mobile robot control using electromyography (EMG) signals. The proposed robot’s structure is specifically designed to provide modularity and is controlled by a Raspberr...
This research presents the technical considerations for implementing the CeCi (Computer Electronic Communication Interface) social robot. In this case, this robot responds to the need to achieve technological development in an emerging country with t...
This paper presents a robot partner development platform based on smart devices. Humans communicate with others based on the basic motivations of human cooperation and have communicative motives based on social attributes. Understanding and applying...
This paper presents the development of a visual-perception system on a dual-arm mobile robot for human-robot interaction. This visual system integrates three subsystems. Hand gesture recognition is utilized to trigger human-robot interaction. Engagem...
Social robots are increasingly being integrated into school and home settings to support children’s development. However, their effectiveness in fostering children’s social and emotional learning (SEL) remains insufficiently understood. T...
In this study, a portable magnetic adsorption amphibious robot which can operate on and below the waterline is developed for special curved environments, such as the pile legs of offshore platforms and the outer walls of ships. An open robot integrat...
The construction industry is a challenging field for the application of robots. In particular, bridge construction, which involves many tasks at great heights, makes it difficult to implement robots. To construct a bridge, it is necessary to build nu...
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation has attracted increasing attention for air management in general anesthesia. This work proposes a novel robot equipped with two snake arms and a mask-fastening mechanism to facilitate trachea airway manageme...
The construction and facilities management sectors are increasingly adopting automation technologies to improve productivity and reduce manual labor. In parallel, decorative and informational floor-marking is widely used in indoor environments such a...
This paper presents the design, kinematics, and development of a tendon-driven continuum robot for surgical applications. The continuum robot has a flexible and adaptable construction that imitates the movements of natural organisms. The robot’...
Socially assistive robots are widely deployed in interventions with children on the autism spectrum, exploiting the benefits of this technology in social behavior intervention plans, while reducing their autistic behavior. Furthermore, innovations in...
In this paper, we proposed a miniature quadrupedal piezoelectric robot with a mass of 1.8 g and a body length of 4.6 cm. The robot adopts a novel spatial parallel mechanism as its transmission. Each leg of the robot has two degrees of freedom (DOFs):...
Today, terrestrial robots are used in a multitude of fields and for performing multiple missions. This paper introduces the novel development of a family of crawling terrestrial robots capable of changing very quickly depending on the missions they h...
Several infrastructures, such as bridges and tunnels, require periodic inspection and repair to prevent collapse. There is a strong demand for practical bridge inspection robots to reduce the cost and time associated with the inspection of bridges by...
Snake robots, inspired by the biology of snakes, are bionic robots with multiple degrees of freedom and strong robustness. These robots represent a current area of significant research interest within the field of robotics. Snake robots have a wide r...
There is a growing demand for underwater robots to support offshore tasks such as exploration, environmental monitoring, and critical underwater missions. To enhance the performance of these systems, researchers are increasingly turning to biological...
With the appealing ability of combining both mobility and manipulability, mobile robot manipulators have been applied to factory automation, telemedicine, warehousing, etc. Due to the high density of convenience stores in Taiwan, Asia, and other coun...
This paper describes the development of an in-pipe inspection robot system designed for large-diameter water pipes. The robot is equipped with a Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) sensor module. The robot system is intended for pipes with diameters ranging...
The aim of this paper is to design a fuzzy motion control algorithm for a developed monocular vision system based on a cooperative transportation system of two humanoid robots. The control strategies of the cooperation transportation system contain t...
Our research concerned the development of an autonomous robotic navigation system for orchard harvesting with a dual master-slave mode, the autonomous navigation tractor orchard transport robot being the master followed by a navigation orchard pickin...
The evolution of the wind turbine to generate carbon-free renewable energy is rapidly growing. Thus, performing maintenance and inspection tasks in high altitude environments or difficult to access places, and even bad weather conditions, poses a pro...
Amid escalating concerns over air pollution and demographic shifts, industrial robots have emerged as a key solution to enhancing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and fostering economic growth. However, existing research often overlooks their r...
Cleaning operations in narrow pipelines are often hindered by limited maneuverability and low efficiency, necessitating the development of a high-performance and highly adaptable robotic solution. To address this challenge, this study proposes a pipe...
Cable conduits are crucial for urban power transmission and distribution systems. However, current conduit robots are often large and susceptible to tilting issues, which hampers the effective and intelligent inspection of these conduits. Therefore,...
Addressing the challenges for detecting underwater damage to the structures with pile foundation, this study presents the design of an adsorption-operated robotic system. Initially, a prototype is proposed for an adsorption-operated robot that is equ...
Industry Revolution Five (Industry 5.0) will shift the focus away from technology and rely more on to the collaboration between humans and AI-powered robots. This approach emphasizes a more human-centric perspective, enhanced resilience, optimized wo...
Exploring Mars is beneficial to increasing our knowledge, understanding the possibility of ancient microbial life there, and discovering new resources beyond the Earth to prepare for future human missions to Mars. To assist ambitious uncrewed mission...
The design of an upper limb rehabilitation robot for post-stroke patients is considered a benchmark problem regarding improving functionality and ensuring better human–robot interaction (HRI). Existing upper limb robots perform either joint-based exe...
In this study, a bio-inspired dung beetle robot was developed that emulated the dung rolling motion of the dung beetle. Dung beetles, which can roll objects up to 1000 times their own body weight, are one of the strongest insect species in the world....
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