Dear Colleague, We are pleased to share a good news with you that the newest CiteScore of Robotics in 2020 increased to 3.5 (Ranking Q2 in Control and Optimization category).
We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all authors, reviewers, and editors who have contributed to the journal and made this achievement possible. We have selected some extraordinary articles published in Robotics recently that may help you keep up-to-date with the latest research trends. Unmanned Aerial Drones for Inspection of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Mission-Critical Failure Analysis http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/26 Service Robots in the Healthcare Sector http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/47 Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Control of Robotic Manipulation: A Focussed Mini-Review http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/22 An Application-Based Review of Haptics Technology http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/29 Attitudes towards Social Robots in Education: Enthusiast, Practical, Troubled, Sceptic, and Mindfully Positive http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/24 Inverse and Forward Kinematic Analysis of a 6-DOF Parallel Manipulator Utilizing a Circular Guide http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/31 Adaptive Human-Robot Interactions for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/12 Advances in Agriculture Robotics: A State-of-the-Art Review and Challenges Ahead http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/52 Reliability and Safety of Autonomous Systems Based on Semantic Modelling for Self-Certification http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/10 Experimental Investigation of a Cable Robot Recovery Strategy http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/35 Motion Planning and Control of an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot in Dynamic Environments http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/48 Time Coordination and Collision Avoidance Using Leader-Follower Strategies in Multi-Vehicle Missions http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/34 Robotic Exploration of an Unknown Nuclear Environment Using Radiation Informed Autonomous Navigation http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/2/78 An Architecture for Safe Child–Robot Interactions in Autism Interventions http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/10/1/20 ... https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics *Special Issues* Service Robotics against COVID-2019 Pandemic edited by Marco Ceccarelli https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/robotics_against_COVID-2019 Soft Robotics: Fusing Function with Structure edited by Kaspar Althoefer, Hareesh Godaba and Ahmad Ataka https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/soft-robotics Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control in Robotic Systems edited by Sunan Huang , Jing Wang and Andy Tyrrell https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/FDFTCRS 10th *Anniversary* of Robotics: A series of special content and events at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/anniversary *Awards* Nominations for 2021 Robotics Travel Award (800 CHF) Application Deadline: 30 June 2021 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/awards Robotics 2021–2022 Best Video Abstract Award (500 CHF) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/awards/1389 Robotics welcomes contributions from across robotics. For details on the journal, information for authors, and upcoming Special Issues, please visit the Robotics website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics Kind regards, Charlene Dong Managing Editor Email: charlene.d...@mdpi.com Robotics (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/) -- MDPI Branch Office, Beijing Room 2006, Jincheng Center, No.21 Cuijingbeili, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China Robotics Editorial Office E-Mail: robot...@mdpi.com http://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/ MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland http://www.mdpi.com/ _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@engr.orst.edu https://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
