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A survey of autonomous robots and multi-robot navigation: Perception, planning and collaboration
June 2025
The development of autonomous robots and the wide range of communication resources hold significant potential for enhancing multi-robot collaboration and its applications. Over the past decades, there...
Wearable sensors for activity monitoring and motion control: A review
March 2023
Wearable sensors for activity monitoring currently are being designed and developed, driven by an increasing demand in health care for noninvasive patient monitoring and rehabilitation training. This...
A survey on the visual perception of humanoid robot
March 2025
In recent years, humanoid robots have gained significant attention due to their potential to revolutionize various industries, from healthcare to manufacturing. A key factor driving this transformation...
Motion planning for robotics: A review for sampling-based planners
March 2025
Recent advancements in robotics have transformed industries such as manufacturing, logistics, surgery, and planetary exploration. A key challenge is developing efficient motion planning algorithms that...
Large language model-based task planning for service robots: A review
March 2026
With the rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) and robotics, service robots are increasingly becoming an integral part of daily life, offering a wide range of services in complex environments....
Exoskeletons in the context of soldiers: Current status and future research trends
September 2025
Modern military drills and conventional training, performed under all-weather conditions, impose exacting challenges on soldiers. This has motivated the development of exoskeleton robot systems, leveraging...
Large language models for human–robot interaction: A review
December 2023
The fusion of large language models and robotic systems has introduced a transformative paradigm in human–robot interaction, offering unparalleled capabilities in natural language understanding and...
IMU-based motion capture system for rehabilitation applications: A systematic review
June 2023
In recent years, the use of inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based motion capture (Mocap) systems in rehabilitation has grown significantly. This paper aimed to provide an overview of current IMU-based...
Human-like dexterous manipulation for anthropomorphic five-fingered hands: A review
March 2025
Humans excel at dexterous manipulation; however, achieving human-level dexterity remains a significant challenge for robots. Technological breakthroughs in the design of anthropomorphic robotic hands,...
Humanoid dexterous hands from structure to gesture semantics for enhanced human–robot interaction: A review
December 2025
As human–robot interaction (HRI) technology advances, dexterous robotic hands are playing a dual role—serving both as tools for manipulation and as channels for non-verbal communication. While much...
Development and experimental characterization of a robotic butterfly with a mass shifter mechanism
December 2022
The development of biomimetic aerial robots has emerged as a new solution for studying the flight mechanisms of flying creatures. This study designs a biomimetic robotic butterfly steered via a mass...
A survey of the development of quadruped robots: Joint configuration, dynamic locomotion control method and mobile manipulation approach
March 2022
Some quadruped robots developed recently show better dynamic performance and environmental adaptability than ever, and have been preliminarily applied in the field of emergency disposal, military reconnaissance...
Wheeled-legged robots for multi-terrain locomotion in plateau environments
September 2025
Wheeled-legged robots integrate the mobility efficiency of wheeled platforms with the terrain adaptability of legged robots, making them ideal for complex, unstructured environments. However, balancing...
Human–robot object handover: Recent progress and future direction
March 2024
Human–robot object handover is one of the most primitive and crucial capabilities in human–robot collaboration. It is of great significance to promote robots to truly enter human production and life...
Construction and control of bio-syncretic robots actuated by living materials
December 2025
Bio-syncretic robots represent a novel class of robots that integrate biological and artificial materials. These robots combine the high energy efficiency and environmental adaptability of biological...
Bathing assistive devices and robots for the elderly
June 2025
The issue of aging population has become a severe problem that restricts global development. Thus, the development of bathing robots for the elderly is of great significance for the national strategy...
Variable stiffness methods of flexible robots for minimally invasive surgery: A review
September 2024
With high flexibility and slim body, flexible robots have been widely used in minimally invasive surgery because they can safely reach the lesion deep inside the human body through small incisions or...
Image format pipeline and instrument diagram recognition method based on deep learning
March 2024
In this study, we proposed a recognition method based on deep artificial neural networks to identify various elements in pipelines and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) in image formats, such as symbols,...
SoftGrasp: Adaptive grasping for dexterous hand based on multimodal imitation learning
June 2025
Biomimetic grasping is crucial for robots to interact with the environment and perform complex tasks, making it a key focus in robotics and embodied intelligence. However, achieving human-level finger...
A novel underactuated exoskeleton rehabilitation glove for hand flexion and extension training
December 2025
In recent years, the number of stroke patients worldwide has been steadily increasing, with approximately 70% of survivors experiencing upper limb dysfunction, particularly severe impairment of fine...
A bio-inspired intestine robot utilizing soft origami Kresling structures to imitate peristaltic wave motion and transport
March 2026
This paper presents a single-drive bio-inspired intestine robot that leverages the coupled rotational-contraction dynamics of Kresling origami structures and unidirectional valves to replicate intestinal...
Learning-based locomotion control fusing multimodal perception for a bipedal humanoid robot
March 2025
The ability of bipedal humanoid robots to walk adaptively on varied terrain is a critical challenge for practical applications, drawing substantial attention from academic and industrial research communities...
Optimization-based automated generation of 1-DOF multi-section continuum robots with predefined end-effector poses
March 2026
Continuum robots have been widely utilized in various fields, such as medical surgery, industrial manufacturing, and aerospace, due to their flexibility and compliance. However, their high structural...
HDCAR: A 3D-2D registration network for abdominal aortic vessels based on CTA vessel models and DSA images
March 2026
Multimodal image registration is a crucial prerequisite for the automation and intelligence of interventional surgical medical robots. In endovascular aneurysm repair, due to limitations in imaging...
Investigation of efficient creeping locomotion for snake-like robots with compliant passive joints
March 2026
Snake-like robots leverage their slender bodies to navigate confined spaces by coordinating the multiple actuated joints, which enable effective movement through constrained pathways. However, their...