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Probabilistic robotics

Sebastian Thrun • Communications of the ACM (2002)

Planning and navigation algorithms exploit statistics gleaned from uncertain, imperfect real-world environments to guide robots toward their goals and around obstacles....

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/504729.504754

Robotics for Engineers

Yoram Koren, Spyros G. Tzafestaş • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics (1986)

Robotics for engineers , Robotics for engineers , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tsmc.1986.289270

The robotics primer

• Choice Reviews Online (2008)

The Robotics Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for students at pre-university and university levels, robot hobbyists, and anyone interested in this burgeoning field. The text takes the reader from the most basic co...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.45-3222

Socially assistive robotics [Grand Challenges of Robotics]

Adriana Tapus, Maja J. Matarić, Brian Michael Scassellati • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (2007)

Socially intelligent robotics is the pursuit of creating robots capable of exhibiting natural-appearing social qualities. Beyond the basic capabilities of moving and acting autonomously, the field has focused on the use of the robot's physi...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2007.339605

Performance and Energy Consumption Analysis for UWSNs with Priority Scheduling Based on Access Probability and Wakeup Threshold

Ning Li, Zhiyu Xiang, Liang Feng, Zhiqiang Gao et al. • Sensors (2025)

As advancements in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology unfold, the role of underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) is becoming increasingly pivotal. However, the high energy consumption in these networks can significantly red...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25020570

Virtual Reality-Based Center of Mass-Assisted Personalized Balance Training System

Deepesh Kumar, Alejandro González, Alejandro González, Abhijit Das et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

Poststroke hemiplegic patients often show altered weight distribution with balance disorders, increasing their risk of fall. Conventional balance training, though powerful, suffers from scarcity of trained therapists, frequent visits to cli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2017.00085

Innovations in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a review of clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes for ExoTMS

David Pánek, Václav Gerla, Michelle Dees, Yael Halaas et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders. ExoTMS represents an evolution in TMS system des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1850212

Generalized Task‐Driven Design of Soft Robots via Reduced‐Order Finite Element Method‐Based Surrogate Modeling

Yao Yao, David Howard, Perla Maiolino • Advanced Intelligent Systems (2026)

Task‐driven design of soft robots requires models that are physically accurate and computationally efficient, while remaining transferable across actuator designs and task scenarios. However, existing modeling approaches typically face a fu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/aisy.70406

Cascaded Dual-Observer-Based Decoupled Estimation of Mass and Track Gradient for Permanent-Magnet-Driven Electric Monorail Cranes

Qijing Qin, Ziming Kou, Shaokai Kou, Guijun Gao et al. • Actuators (2026)

Precise data regarding the overall mass of the machinery and the gradient of the track are crucial for optimizing the control of monorail cranes and enhancing energy efficiency. Within the context of electric monorail cranes (EMCs), accurat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/act15090479

Robotont 3–an accessible 3D-printable ROS-supported open-source mobile robot for education and research

Eva Mõtshärg, Veiko Vunder, Renno Raudmäe, Marko Muro et al. • Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2024)

Educational robots offer a platform for training aspiring engineers and building trust in technology that is envisioned to shape how we work and live. In education, accessibility and modularity are significant in the choice of such a techno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2024.1406645

Progress in Bioinspired Dry and Wet Gradient Materials from Design Principles to Engineering Applications

Xiaoxiao Dong, Hong Zhao, Jiapeng Li, Yu Tian et al. • iScience (2020)

Summary: Nature does nothing in vain. Through millions of years of revolution, living organisms have evolved hierarchical and anisotropic structures to maximize their survival in complex and dynamic environments. Many of these structures ar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101749

The Effect of Robotics and Coding Education on Girls’ STEM Motivation, Attitude and Career Aspirations

Salih Gülen, İsmail Dönmez, Fatma Betül Şengönül, Miyase Aslantaş et al. • SAGE Open (2025)

STEM education aims to develop 21st-century skills, support economic growth and promote gender equality in STEM fields. It is known that gender stereotypes play a significant role in the formation of STEM identity. The most important factor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21582440251382631

Robotic Surgery

Anthony R. Lanfranco, Andres E. Castellanos, Jaydev P. Desai, William C. Meyers • Annals of Surgery (2003)

In Brief Objective: To review the history, development, and current applications of robotics in surgery. Background: Surgical robotics is a new technology that holds significant promise. Robotic surgery is often heralded as the new revoluti...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000103020.19595.7d PMC: 1356187

Evolutionary Robotics

Stefano Nolfi, Dario Floreano • The MIT Press eBooks (2000)

Evolutionary robotics is a new technique for the automatic creation of autonomous robots. Inspired by the Darwinian principle of selective reproduction of the fittest, it views robots as autonomous artificial organisms that develop their ow...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/2889.001.0001

Soft Robotics

George M. Whitesides • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2018)

This description of "soft robotics" is not intended to be a conventional review, in the sense of a comprehensive technical summary of a developing field. Rather, its objective is to describe soft robotics as a new field-one that offers oppo...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201800907

Socially intelligent robots: dimensions of human–robot interaction

Kerstin Dautenhahn • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2007)

Social intelligence in robots has a quite recent history in artificial intelligence and robotics. However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are necessary requirements in many application areas and conte...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.2004 PMC: 2346526