/Robotics/ (ISSN 2218-6581, citescore 3.5) Volume 10, Issue 4 (December 2021) Table of Contents (26 articles) https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/4
*Issue Cover* /Article/: A Robot Architecture Using ContextSLAM to Find Products in Unknown Crowded Retail Environments Daniel Dworakowski, Christopher Thompson, Michael Pham-Hung and Goldie Nejat Robotics 2021, 10(4), 110; doi:10.3390/robotics10040110 (Please note that the title on the cover is slightly different from the article title due to character limitations.)
*General* /Article/: A Simulation Study of a Planar Cable-Driven Parallel Robot to Transport Supplies for Patients with Contagious Diseases in Health Care Centers Marco Carpio, Roque Saltaren, Julio Viola, Cecilia García, Juan Guerra, Juan Cely and Cristian Calderón Robotics 2021, 10(4), 111; doi:10.3390/robotics10040111
/Article/: Robot Anticipation Learning System for Ball Catching Diogo Carneiro, Filipe Silva and Petia Georgieva Robotics 2021, 10(4), 113; doi:10.3390/robotics10040113
/Article/: Reuleaux Triangle–Based Two Degrees of Freedom Bipedal Robot Jiteng Yang, Wael Saab, Yujiong Liu and Pinhas Ben-Tzvi Robotics 2021, 10(4), 114; doi:10.3390/robotics10040114
/Article/: Bio-Inspired Conceptual Mechanical Design and Control of a New Human Upper Limb Exoskeleton Narek Zakaryan, Mikayel Harutyunyan and Yuri Sargsyan Robotics 2021, 10(4), 123; doi:10.3390/robotics10040123
/Article/: A Laser Vision System for Relative 3-D Posture Estimation of an Underwater Vehicle with Hemispherical Optics Christos C. Constantinou, George P. Georgiades and Savvas G. Loizou Robotics 2021, 10(4), 126; doi:10.3390/robotics10040126
/Article/: Modal Kinematic Analysis of a Parallel Kinematic Robot with Low-Stiffness Transmissions Paolo Righettini, Roberto Strada and Filippo Cortinovis Robotics 2021, 10(4), 132; doi:10.3390/robotics10040132
/Article/: Overcoming Kinematic Singularities for Motion Control in a Caster Wheeled Omnidirectional Robot Oded Medina and Shlomi Hacohen Robotics 2021, 10(4), 133; doi:10.3390/robotics10040133
/Article/: Multi-Domain Dynamic Modelling of a Low-Cost Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot Adam G. Metcalf, Justin F. Gallagher, Andrew E. Jackson and Martin C. Levesley Robotics 2021, 10(4), 134; doi:10.3390/robotics10040134 ...
*Aerospace Robotics and Autonomous Systems* /Article/: A Mixed-Initiative Formation Control Strategy for Multiple Quadrotors George C. Karras, Charalampos P. Bechlioulis, George K. Fourlas and Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos Robotics 2021, 10(4), 116; doi:10.3390/robotics10040116
/Article/: Dynamically Balanced Pointing System for CubeSats: Study and 3D Printing Manufacturing Nicholas Sesto Gorella, Matteo Caruso, Paolo Gallina and Stefano Seriani Robotics 2021, 10(4), 121; doi:10.3390/robotics10040121
*Industrial Robots & Automation* /Review/: A Suite of Robotic Solutions for Nuclear Waste Decommissioning Ivan Vitanov, Ildar Farkhatdinov, Brice Denoun, Francesca Palermo, Ata Otaran, Joshua Brown, Bukeikhan Omarali, Taqi Abrar, Miles Hansard, Changjae Oh, Stefan Poslad, Chen Liu, Hareesh Godaba, Ketao Zhang, Lorenzo Jamone and Kaspar Althoefer Robotics 2021, 10(4), 112; doi:10.3390/robotics10040112
/Article/: A Low-Cost and Semi-Autonomous Robotic Scanning System for Characterising Radiological Waste Stephen David Monk, Craig West, Manuel Bandala, Nile Dixon, Allahyar Montazeri, C. James Taylor and David Cheneler Robotics 2021, 10(4), 119; doi:10.3390/robotics10040119
*Medical Robotics and Service Robotics* /Article/: A Single-Actuated, Cable-Driven, and Self-Contained Robotic Hand Designed for Adaptive Grasps Negin Nikafrooz and Alexander Leonessa Robotics 2021, 10(4), 109; doi:10.3390/robotics10040109
/Article/: Going Hands-Free: MagnetoSuture™ for Untethered Guided Needle Penetration of Human Tissue Ex Vivo Lamar O. Mair, Sagar Chowdhury, Xiaolong Liu, Onder Erin, Oleg Udalov, Suraj Raval, Benjamin Johnson, Sahar Jafari, David J. Cappelleri, Yancy Diaz-Mercado, Axel Krieger and Irving N. Weinberg Robotics 2021, 10(4), 129; doi:10.3390/robotics10040129
*Intelligent Robots and Mechatronics* /Review/: Personalization and Localization in Human-Robot Interaction: A Review of Technical Methods Mehdi Hellou, Norina Gasteiger, Jong Yoon Lim, Minsu Jang and Ho Seok Ahn Robotics 2021, 10(4), 120; doi:10.3390/robotics10040120
/Article/: Multi-Robot Routing Problem with Min–Max Objective Jennifer David and Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson Robotics 2021, 10(4), 122; doi:10.3390/robotics10040122
/Article/: Feasibility and Performance Validation of a Leap Motion Controller for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Marcus R. S. B. de Souza, Rogério S. Gonçalves and Giuseppe Carbone Robotics 2021, 10(4), 130; doi:10.3390/robotics10040130
*Sensors and Control in Robotics* /Article/: Inverse Kinematic Control of a Delta Robot Using Neural Networks in Real-Time Akram Gholami, Taymaz Homayouni, Reza Ehsani and Jian-Qiao Sun Robotics 2021, 10(4), 115; doi:10.3390/robotics10040115
/Article/: Topological Analysis of a Novel Compact Omnidirectional Three-Legged Robot with Parallel Hip Structures Regarding Locomotion Capability and Load Distribution David Feller and Christian Siemers Robotics 2021, 10(4), 117; doi:10.3390/robotics10040117
*Special Issues Open for Submissions* https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues
Soft Robotics: Fusing Function with Structure (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
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Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Surgical Robotics (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control in Robotic Systems (Deadline: 15 February 2022)
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Mechanism Design for Robotics Marco Ceccarelli and Alessandro Gasparetto (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-03921-058-9 (Pbk); ISBN 978-3-03921-059-6 (PDF) doi: 10.3390/books978-3-03921-059-6
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