📈Robotics' Impact Factor increased to 3️⃣.6️⃣| 5-Year IF rises to 4️⃣.0️⃣ A big thanks to all the editors, reviewers, authors, and readers!🎉

📢Welcome Prof. Guangya Zhou (National University of Singapore) as the steering committee of #AIS2027! 📅29 July – 3 August 2027 | Kunming, Yunnan, China 🔬Optical MEMS | Micro-optics | Nanophotonics 📚150+ publications 🌐 sciforum.net/event/AIS2027

⏰ Reminder: The deadline to apply for Early Career Editorial Board Members in Robotics is approaching! 🤖✨ 👉 mdpi.com/about/announcements… Application deadline: 3️⃣1️⃣ December 2026

#EnjoyYourReading 📖 Effects of Independent Links of the Lower Leg on the Ankle Joint in Walking Assistance 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/2/20 ✍ By Takamaru Saito, Ming Jiang, Marco Ceccarelli and Yukio Takeda #Robotics #biomechanics

🔓The 7️⃣th issue in 2025 of @RoboticsMDPI has been released, in which 23 manuscripts were published. 👉Read more at: mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/7 📰Cover Story: Gynecological Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots: Design and Experimentation, by Clara G. Kierbel and Matteo Russo.

#NewPaperOnline 📖 A Lightweight Vision-Guided Framework for Multi-Object Robotic Grasping and Polynomial Spatial Mapping 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/10/199 ✍ By Siyi Wan and Mohammad El-Yabroudi 🏘️ From Lawrence Technological University #Robotics #monocularvision

#CallforPaper 🔓 “Adaptive Agricultural Robots for Uneven Terrain: Navigation, Monitoring and Harvesting ” in @RoboticsMDPI , edited by Dr. Jose Luis Ordoñez-Avila . 🕒 Deadline: 3️⃣1️⃣ March 2027 👉 Welcome your submission: mdpi.com/journal/robotics/sp…

📢 Welcome Prof. Chwee Teck Lim (National University of Singapore) as Steering Committee Member of #AIS2027! 📅 29 July – 3 August 2027 | Kunming, China 📚 His work covers mechanobiology, disease diagnostics and soft wearable sensors. 🌐 sciforum.net/event/AIS2027

#NewPaperOnline 📖 Lending a Hand: Design of a Modular Wearable Robotic Arm with a Foot Control System 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/10/182 ✍ By Peter L. Bishay, Katsuki Yasuda, Yaroslav Tretiak, Sergio D. Rivas, Justin Brown, Hao Phan, etc. #Robotics #supernumeraryroboticarm

🚀 Congrats! MDPI Robotics has been indexed by EI Compendex! 🎉 A big thank you to our authors, peer reviewers, and Editorial Board Members for your continued dedication. 🔍 Looking to share your latest work in Robotics: mdpi.com/journal/robotics

#EnjoyYourReading 📖 Experimental Validation of Passive Monopedal Hopping Mechanism 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/2/18 ✍ By Jun-ya Nagase, Takuya Kawase and Syunya Ueno 🏘️ From Seta Campus of Ryukoku University #Robotics #passivedynamichopping

#NewPaperOnline 📖 ROSNavBench: An Automated Benchmarking Framework for Systematic Planner–Controller Selection in Mobile Robotics 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/10/186 ✍ By Fatimah Alahmed, Khaled Gabr, Mohamed Abdelkader, Imen Jarraya, etc. #Robotics #autonomousnavigationsystems

#EnjoyYourReading 📖 Assembly Modes and Workspace Analysis of a 3-RRR Planar Manipulator 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/2/16 ✍ By Florentin Buium, Ioan Doroftei and Stelian Alaci #Robotics #assemblymode

#NewPaperOnline 📖 Multi-Step Obstruction Reasoning for Target-Oriented Grasp Sequence Generation in Cluttered Scenes 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/10/181 ✍ By Huixuan Yang, Shiqiang Zhu, Yuhua Zheng and Wei Song #Robotics #roboticgraspinginclutter

#NewPaperOnline 📖Provenance-Audited Load Transfer and Structural Screening Workflow for Hummingbird-Inspired Flapping Wing Mechanism 👉mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/9/172 ✍ By Jiabao An, Shufan Wang, Yanghai Nan, Heba Lakany, Yang Luo, Yuyi Zhu, etc. #Robotics #flappingwingmicroairvehicle

#EnjoyYourReading 📖 Haptic Guidance System for Teleoperation Based on Trajectory Similarity 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/2/15 ✍ By Hikaru Nagano, Tomoki Nishino, Yuichi Tazaki and Yasuyoshi Yokokohji #Robotics #teleoperation

#NewPaperOnline 📖 Hierarchical Control Architecture for Trajectory Tracking of Differential-Drive Nonholonomic Robots Using LQG-Based Velocity Control 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/9/171 ✍ By Vinícius Oliveira B. Rodrigues, Guilherme A. A. Silva, etc. #Robotics #trajectorytracking

📢 Honored to welcome Prof. Eric M. Yeatman (University of Glasgow) as General Chair of #AIS2027! 📅 29 July – 3 August 2027 | Kunming, China 📚 350+ papers & patents 🏆 IEEE Fellow | Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow | Silver Medal recipient 🌐 sciforum.net/event/AIS2027

#EnjoyYourReading 📖 Development of a Rehabilitation Apparatus for Frozen Shoulder Enabling Total Motion of Shoulder Complex 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/2/12 ✍ By Xiao Sun, Koji Makino, Daichi Kurita, Hiromi Kaneko, Kazuyoshi Ishida and Hidetsugu Terada #Robotics #frozenshoulder

#NewPaperOnline 📖 From Vision to Grasp: TCP Dynamic Realignment Using Embedded Sensors 👉 mdpi.com/2218-6581/15/9/170 ✍ By Nader Al Khatib and Daniele Cafolla 🏘️ From Swansea University #Robotics #agriculturalrobotics