Journal: Robotics

Volume 8, Issue 4

82 -- 0Mohammed I. Abouheaf, Wail Gueaieb, Davide Spinello. Online Multi-Objective Model-Independent Adaptive Tracking Mechanism for Dynamical Systems
83 -- 0William R. Norris, Albert E. Patterson. System-Level Testing and Evaluation Plan for Field Robots: A Tutorial with Test Course Layouts
84 -- 0Ryan Coulson, Megan Robinson, Max Kirkpatrick, Devin R. Berg. Design and Preliminary Testing of a Continuum Assistive Robotic Manipulator
85 -- 0Brayan S. Zapata-Impata, Pablo Gil, Fernando Torres Medina. Tactile-Driven Grasp Stability and Slip Prediction
86 -- 0Andrés Montaño, Raúl Suárez. Dexterous Manipulation of Unknown Objects Using Virtual Contact Points
87 -- 0Dandan Li, Moonkwang Jeong, Eran Oren, Tingting Yu, Tian Qiu. A Helical Microrobot with an Optimized Propeller-Shape for Propulsion in Viscoelastic Biological Media
88 -- 0Christian U. Krägeloh, Jaishankar Bharatharaj, Senthil Kumar Sasthan Kutty, Praveen Regunathan Nirmala, Loulin Huang. Questionnaires to Measure Acceptability of Social Robots: A Critical Review
89 -- 0Giuseppe Menga, Marco Ghirardi. Estimation and Closed-Loop Control of COG/ZMP in Biped Devices Blending CoP Measures and Kinematic Information
90 -- 0Sebastián Gómez-González, Yassine Nemmour, Bernhard Schölkopf, Jan Peters 0001. Reliable Real-Time Ball Tracking for Robot Table Tennis
91 -- 0Giuseppe Menga, Marco Ghirardi. Control of the Sit-To-Stand Transfer of a Biped Robotic Device for Postural Rehabilitation
92 -- 0Tamás Aujeszky, Georgios Korres, Mohamad A. Eid, Farshad Khorrami. Estimating Weight of Unknown Objects Using Active Thermography
93 -- 0Sarthak Bhagat, Hritwick Banerjee, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hongliang Ren 0001. Correction: Bhagat, S.; et al. Deep Reinforcement Learning for Soft, Flexible Robots: Brief Review with Impending Challenges. Robotics 2019, 8, 4
94 -- 0Tim Helps, Adithya Vivek, Jonathan Rossiter. Characterization and Lubrication of Tube-Guided Shape-Memory Alloy Actuators for Smart Textiles
95 -- 0Hoang-Long Cao, Paola Cecilia Torrico Moron, Pablo Gómez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Elahe Bagheri, Dirk Lefeber, Bram Vanderborght. "Hmm, Did You Hear What I Just Said?": Development of a Re-Engagement System for Socially Interactive Robots
96 -- 0Francesca Martelli, Juri Taborri, Zaccaria Del Prete, Eduardo Palermo, Stefano Rossi. Quantifying Age-Related Differences of Ankle Mechanical Properties Using a Robotic Device
97 -- 0Yutaka Hiroi, Akinori Ito. A Pedestrian Avoidance Method Considering Personal Space for a Guide Robot
98 -- 0Gerold Huber, Dirk Wollherr. Efficient Closed-Form Task Space Manipulability for a 7-DOF Serial Robot
99 -- 0Stefan Schulz 0005. On Using Inertial Measurement Units for Solving the Direct Kinematics Problem of Parallel Mechanisms
100 -- 0Eloise Matheson, Riccardo Minto, Emanuele G. G. Zampieri, Maurizio Faccio, Giulio Rosati. Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing Applications: A Review
101 -- 0Matteo Bottin, Giulio Rosati. Trajectory Optimization of a Redundant Serial Robot Using Cartesian via Points and Kinematic Decoupling
102 -- 0Monica Malvezzi, Zubair Iqbal, Maria Cristina Valigi, Maria Pozzi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Gionata Salvietti. Design of Multiple Wearable Robotic Extra Fingers for Human Hand Augmentation
103 -- 0Stefano Seriani. A New Mechanism for Soft Landing in Robotic Space Exploration
104 -- 0Joris De Winter, Albert De Beir, Ilias El Makrini, Greet Van de Perre, Ann Nowé, Bram Vanderborght. Accelerating Interactive Reinforcement Learning by Human Advice for an Assembly Task by a Cobot

Volume 8, Issue 3

49 -- 0Ryuichi Shimoyama. Wearable Hearing Assist System to Provide Hearing-Dog Functionality
50 -- 0Niddal H. Imam, Vassilios G. Vassilakis. A Survey of Attacks Against Twitter Spam Detectors in an Adversarial Environment
51 -- 0Azamat Yeshmukhametov, Koichi Koganezawa, Yoshio Yamamoto. A Novel Discrete Wire-Driven Continuum Robot Arm with Passive Sliding Disc: Design, Kinematics and Passive Tension Control
52 -- 0Nicola Lissandrini, Giulia Michieletto, Riccardo Antonello, Marta Galvan, Alberto Franco, Angelo Cenedese. Cooperative Optimization of UAVs Formation Visual Tracking
53 -- 0Juan Jesús Roldán, Víctor Díaz-Maroto, Javier Real, Pablo R. Palafox, João Valente, Mario Garzón, Antonio Barrientos. Press Start to Play: Classifying Multi-Robot Operators and Predicting Their Strategies through a Videogame
54 -- 0Olivia Nocentini, Laura Fiorini 0001, Giorgia Acerbi, Alessandra Sorrentino, Gianmaria Mancioppi, Filippo Cavallo. A Survey of Behavioral Models for Social Robots
55 -- 0Yutaka Hiroi, Akinori Ito. Realization of a Robot System That Plays "Darumasan-Ga-Koronda " Game with Humans
56 -- 0Aniket Joshi, Adwait Kulkarni, Yonas Tadesse. FludoJelly: Experimental Study on Jellyfish-Like Soft Robot Enabled by Soft Pneumatic Composite (SPC)
57 -- 0Marco Alexander Carpio Alemán, Roque J. Saltarén, Alejandro Rodriguez-Barroso, Gerardo A. Portilla, Juan Diego Placencia. Rotational Workspace Expansion of a Planar CDPR with a Circular End-Effector Mechanism Allowing Passive Reconfiguration
58 -- 0Yusuke Adachi, Masahide Ito, Tadashi Naruse. Online Strategy Clustering Based on Action Sequences in RoboCupSoccer Small Size League
59 -- 0Gino Iannace, Giuseppe Ciaburro, Amelia Trematerra. Fault Diagnosis for UAV Blades Using Artificial Neural Network
60 -- 0Saeedeh Ebrahimi Takalloo, Adelyne Fannir, Giao T. M. Nguyen, Cédric Plesse, Frédéric Vidal, John D. W. Madden. Impermeable and Compliant: SIBS as a Promising Encapsulant for Ionically Electroactive Devices
61 -- 0Jason Chong Lee Shin, Zendai Kashino, Goldie Nejat, Beno Benhabib. A Sensor-Network-Supported Mobile-Agent-Search Strategy for Wilderness Rescue
62 -- 0Ajith Thomas, John Hedley. FumeBot: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network Controlled Robot
63 -- 0Amirhossein Jabalameli, Aman Behal. From Single 2D Depth Image to Gripper 6D Pose Estimation: A Fast and Robust Algorithm for Grabbing Objects in Cluttered Scenes
64 -- 0Yingbai Hu, Hang Su, Longbin Zhang, Shu Miao, Guang Chen, Alois Knoll. Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Mobile Robot Using Varying-Parameter Convergent Differential Neural Network
65 -- 0Alessandro Mauri, Jacopo Lettori, Giovanni Fusi, Davide Fausti, Maurizio Mor, Francesco Braghin, Giovanni Legnani, Loris Roveda. Mechanical and Control Design of an Industrial Exoskeleton for Advanced Human Empowering in Heavy Parts Manipulation Tasks
66 -- 0Maurizio Ruggiu, Xianwen Kong. Reconfiguration Analysis of a 3-DOF Parallel Mechanism
67 -- 0Godwin Ponraj Joseph Vedhagiri, Avataram Venkatavaradan Prituja, Changsheng Li, Guoniu Zhu, Nitish V. Thakor, Hongliang Ren 0001. Pinch Grasp and Suction for Delicate Object Manipulations Using Modular Anthropomorphic Robotic Gripper with Soft Layer Enhancements
68 -- 0Moritz Schappler, Svenja Tappe, Tobias Ortmaier. Modeling Parallel Robot Kinematics for 3T2R and 3T3R Tasks Using Reciprocal Sets of Euler Angles
69 -- 0Georges Adam, Sagar Chowdhury, Maria Guix, Benjamin V. Johnson, Chenghao Bi, David J. Cappelleri. Towards Functional Mobile Microrobotic Systems
70 -- 0Nicola Comand, Riccardo Minto, Giovanni Boschetti, Maurizio Faccio, Giulio Rosati. Optimization of a Kitting Line: A Case Study
71 -- 0Kevin Castelli, Ahmed Magdy Ahmed Zaki, Hermes Giberti. Development of a Practical Tool for Designing Multi-Robot Systems in Pick-and-Place Applications
72 -- 0Stefan Schulz 0005. Performance Evaluation of a Sensor Concept for Solving the Direct Kinematics Problem of General Planar 3-RPR Parallel Mechanisms by Using Solely the Linear Actuators' Orientations
73 -- 0Kevin Castelli, Hermes Giberti. Additive Manufacturing as an Essential Element in the Teaching of Robotics
74 -- 0Ilze Andersone. Heterogeneous Map Merging: State of the Art
75 -- 0Claudia Álvarez-Aparicio, Ángel Manuel Guerrero Higueras, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Lera, Jonatan Gines Clavero, Francisco Martín Rico, Vicente Matellán. People Detection and Tracking Using LIDAR Sensors
76 -- 0David Loza Matovelle, Alexandra Verdugo, Eduardo Zalama, Jaime Gómez García-Bermejo. An Architecture for the Integration of Robots and Sensors for the Care of the Elderly in an Ambient Assisted Living Environment
77 -- 0Saad Bin Abul Kashem, Shariq Jawed, Jubaer Ahmed, Uvais Qidwai. Design and Implementation of a Quadruped Amphibious Robot Using Duck Feet
78 -- 0Adrián Peidró, Julio Gallego, Luis Payá, José María Marín, Óscar Reinoso. Trajectory Analysis for the MASAR: A New Modular and Single-Actuator Robot
79 -- 0Bruno Sauvet, François Lévesque, SeungJae Park, Philippe Cardou, Clément Gosselin. Model-Based Grasping of Unknown Objects from a Random Pile
80 -- 0Alberto Doria, Silvio Cocuzza, Nicola Comand, Matteo Bottin, Aldo Rossi. Analysis of the Compliance Properties of an Industrial Robot with the Mozzi Axis Approach
81 -- 0Santiago T. Puente Méndez, Lucía Más, Fernando Torres Medina, Francisco A. Candelas. Virtualization of Robotic Hands Using Mobile Devices †

Volume 8, Issue 2

24 -- 0Hang Cui, Catherine Maguire, Amy LaViers. Laban-Inspired Task-Constrained Variable Motion Generation on Expressive Aerial Robots
25 -- 0Arturs Ardavs, Mara Pudane, Egons Lavendelis, Agris Nikitenko. Long-Term Adaptivity in Distributed Intelligent Systems: Study of ViaBots in a Simulated Environment
26 -- 0Giovanni Antonio Zappatore, Giulio Reina, Arcangelo Messina. A Toolbox for the Analysis of the Grasp Stability of Underactuated Fingers
27 -- 0Jordi Palacín, Eduard Clotet, Dani Martínez, David Martínez 0005, Javier Moreno 0001. Extending the Application of an Assistant Personal Robot as a Walk-Helper Tool
28 -- 0Giuseppe Carbone, Marco Ceccarelli, Christopher Fabrizi, Pietro Varilone, Paola Verde. Effects of Voltage Dips on Robotic Grasping
29 -- 0Juan Sebastián Sandoval Arévalo, Med Amine Laribi, Saïd Zeghloul, Marc Arsicault. On the Design of a Safe Human-Friendly Teleoperated System for Doppler Sonography
30 -- 0Marco Ceccarelli, Alessandro Gasparetto. Mechanism Design for Robotics
31 -- 0Tareq Dardona, Shahab Eslamian, Luke A. Reisner, Abhilash Pandya. Remote Presence: Development and Usability Evaluation of a Head-Mounted Display for Camera Control on the da Vinci Surgical System
32 -- 0Swaminath Venkateswaran, Damien Chablat, Frédéric Boyer. Numerical and Experimental Validation of the Prototype of a Bio-Inspired Piping Inspection Robot
33 -- 0Nicholas A. Nadeau, Ilian A. Bonev, Ahmed Joubair. Impedance Control Self-Calibration of a Collaborative Robot Using Kinematic Coupling
34 -- 0Alex Ellery. Tutorial Review on Space Manipulators for Space Debris Mitigation
35 -- 0Sumana Biswas, Sreenatha G. Anavatti, Matthew A. Garratt. A Time-Efficient Co-Operative Path Planning Model Combined with Task Assignment for Multi-Agent Systems
36 -- 0Rafael Guardeño, Manuel J. López, Víctor M. Sánchez. MIMO PID Controller Tuning Method for Quadrotor Based on LQR/LQG Theory
37 -- 0Duc-Dung Tran, Delowar Hossain, Shin-ichiro Kaneko, Genci Capi. Multifeature Image Indexing for Robot Localization in Textureless Environments
38 -- 0Alessandra Moschetti, Filippo Cavallo, Dario Esposito, Jacques Penders, Alessandro G. Di Nuovo. Wearable Sensors for Human-Robot Walking Together
39 -- 0Matteo Malosio, Francesco Corbetta, Francisco Ramìrez Reyes, Hermes Giberti, Giovanni Legnani, Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti. On a Two-DoF Parallel and Orthogonal Variable-Stiffness Actuator: An Innovative Kinematic Architecture
40 -- 0Malcolm Mielle, Martin Magnusson 0002, Achim J. Lilienthal. The Auto-Complete Graph: Merging and Mutual Correction of Sensor and Prior Maps for SLAM
41 -- 0Stefano Seriani, Lorenzo Scalera, Matteo Caruso, Alessandro Gasparetto, Paolo Gallina. Upside-Down Robots: Modeling and Experimental Validation of Magnetic-Adhesion Mobile Systems
42 -- 0Manuel Bandala, Craig West, Stephen D. Monk, Allahyar Montazeri, C. James Taylor. Vision-Based Assisted Tele-Operation of a Dual-Arm Hydraulically Actuated Robot for Pipe Cutting and Grasping in Nuclear Environments
43 -- 0Malcolm Mielle, Martin Magnusson 0002, Achim J. Lilienthal. URSIM: Unique Regions for Sketch Map Interpretation and Matching
44 -- 0Hai Van Pham, Philip Moore, Dinh Xuan Truong. Proposed Smooth-STC Algorithm for Enhanced Coverage Path Planning Performance in Mobile Robot Applications
45 -- 0Roberto Bussola, Giovanni Legnani, Massimo Callegari, Giacomo Palmieri, Matteo-Claudio Palpacelli. Simulation Assessment of the Performance of a Redundant SCARA
46 -- 0Gianluca Palli, Salvatore Pirozzi. A Tactile-Based Wire Manipulation System for Manufacturing Applications
47 -- 0Keir Groves, Andrew West, Konrad Gornicki, Simon Watson, Joaquín Carrasco, Barry Lennox. MallARD: An Autonomous Aquatic Surface Vehicle for Inspection and Monitoring of Wet Nuclear Storage Facilities
48 -- 0Sehun Kim, Wenjun Xu, Hongliang Ren 0001. Inverse Kinematics with a Geometrical Approximation for Multi-Segment Flexible Curvilinear Robots

Volume 8, Issue 1

1 -- 0Duncan Tamsett. Representation of Multiple Acoustic Sources in a Virtual Image of the Field of Audition from Binaural Synthetic Aperture Processing as the Head is Turned
2 -- 0John J. Gainer Jr., Jeremy J. Dawkins, Levi D. DeVries, Michael D. M. Kutzer. Persistent Multi-Agent Search and Tracking with Flight Endurance Constraints
3 -- 0Hirokazu Madokoro, Kazuhito Sato, Nobuhiro Shimoi. Indoor Scene and Position Recognition Based on Visual Landmarks Obtained from Visual Saliency without Human Effect
4 -- 0Sarthak Bhagat, Hritwick Banerjee, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hongliang Ren 0001. Deep Reinforcement Learning for Soft, Flexible Robots: Brief Review with Impending Challenges
5 -- 0Julian Hoth, Wojciech Kowalczyk. Determination of Flow Parameters of a Water Flow Around an AUV Body
6 -- 0Robotics Editorial Office. Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Robotics in 2018
7 -- 0Anand Vazhapilli Sureshbabu, Giorgio Metta, Alberto Parmiggiani. A Systematic Approach to Evaluating and Benchmarking Robotic Hands - The FFP Index
8 -- 0Antonella D'Amico, Domenico Guastella. The Robotic Construction Kit as a Tool for Cognitive Stimulation in Children and Adolescents: The RE4BES Protocol
9 -- 0Abhilash Pandya, Shahab Eslamian, Hao Ying, Matthew S. Nokleby, Luke A. Reisner. A Robotic Recording and Playback Platform for Training Surgeons and Learning Autonomous Behaviors Using the da Vinci Surgical System
10 -- 0Lorenzo Scalera, Stefano Seriani, Alessandro Gasparetto, Paolo Gallina. Non-Photorealistic Rendering Techniques for Artistic Robotic Painting
11 -- 0Divya Shah, Yuanqing Wu 0001, Alessandro Scalzo, Giorgio Metta, Alberto Parmiggiani. A Comparison of Robot Wrist Implementations for the iCub Humanoid
12 -- 0Rasheed Kittinanthapanya, Yusuke Sugahara, Daisuke Matsuura, Yukio Takeda. Development of a Novel SMA-Driven Compliant Rotary Actuator Based on a Double Helical Structure
13 -- 0Walter Franco, Daniela Maffiodo, Carlo De Benedictis, Carlo Ferraresi. Use of McKibben Muscle in a Haptic Interface
14 -- 0Matthias Weyrer, Mathias Brandstötter, Manfred Husty. Singularity Avoidance Control of a Non-Holonomic Mobile Manipulator for Intuitive Hand Guidance
15 -- 0Paolo Boscariol, Dario Richiedei. Trajectory Design for Energy Savings in Redundant Robotic Cells
16 -- 0José Ribeiro, Francisco A. X. Da Mota, Tarique Cavalcante, Ingrid Nogueira, Victor Gondim, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria. Analysis of Man-Machine Interfaces in Upper-Limb Prosthesis: A Review
17 -- 0Giovanni Boschetti, Giuseppe Carbone, Chiara Passarini. Cable Failure Operation Strategy for a Rehabilitation Cable-Driven Robot
18 -- 0Younsse Ayoubi, Med Amine Laribi, Saïd Zeghloul, Marc Arsicault. V2SOM: A Novel Safety Mechanism Dedicated to a Cobot's Rotary Joints
19 -- 0Marcelo Melo, Francisco A. X. Da Mota, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria. Development of a Robotic Airboat for Online Water Quality Monitoring in Lakes
20 -- 0Mohammad Alshibli, Ahmed ElSayed, Elif Kongar, Tarek M. Sobh, Surendra M. Gupta. A Robust Robotic Disassembly Sequence Design Using Orthogonal Arrays and Task Allocation
21 -- 0Martin Cooney, Wolfgang Leister. Using the Engagement Profile to Design an Engaging Robotic Teaching Assistant for Students
22 -- 0Margo A. M. van Kemenade, Johan F. Hoorn, Elly A. Konijn. Do You Care for Robots That Care? Exploring the Opinions of Vocational Care Students on the Use of Healthcare Robots
23 -- 0Adam Williams, Bijo Sebastian, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi. A Robotic Head Stabilization Device for Medical Transport