Journal of Field Robotics

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Unmanned air/ground vehicle survey following a radiological dispersal event	70
Three‐dimensional dead reckoning of wall‐climbing robot based on information fusion of compound extended Kalman filter	63
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Bidirectional Multimodal Fusion for Point Cloud Segmentation of Navigable Areas in Complex Field Emergency Environments	61
Active Sensing Strategy: Multi‐Modal, Multi‐Robot Source Localization and Mapping in Real‐World Settings With Fixed One‐Way Switching	60
AutoMine: A Multimodal Dataset for Robot Navigation in Open‐Pit Mines	57
A Soft‐Containing Gripper for High‐Speed Handling of Breadcrumb‐Coated Oysters	57
YOLOv4‐tiny‐based robust RGB‐D SLAM approach with point and surface feature fusion in complex indoor environments	56
Using a Small Hexapod Robot to Pick up Large Cylinders for Munitions Response	56
UAMFDet: Acoustic‐Optical Fusion for Underwater Multi‐Modal Object Detection	50
A Hybrid Parameters Estimation Approach for Power Consumption Modeling of Ground Mobile Robots With Unknown Payload	49
A stereo visual navigation method for docking autonomous underwater vehicles	48
Gyroscopic precession control for maneuvering two‐wheeled robot recoil stabilization	48
Rapid Detection of Ripe Tomatoes in Unstructured Environments	46
Comparative study of soil interaction and driving characteristics of different agricultural and space robots in an agricultural environment	45
Heterogeneous Event Mapping of Multi‐Robot System Based on Event Structures	45
Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach	44
Control Method of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton for Better Assistance: A Comprehensive Review	44
Nautilus: An autonomous surface vehicle with a multilayer software architecture for offshore inspection	39
LMBC: Low‐Power Marine Benthos Counting Framework for Underwater Robotic Real‐Time Applications	37
Overview of Terrain Traversability Evaluation for Autonomous Robots	36
An improved fuzzy‐controlled local path planning algorithm based on dynamic window approach	36

Real‐Time Detection of Undesired Human Interventions in Robotic Work Cells Using a Convolutional Neural Network‐Based Novel Architecture and Reliability Analysis With Explainable Artificial Intelligen	36
Nonlinear Optimal and Multi‐Loop Flatness‐Based Control for Dual‐UAV Cooperative Load Transportation	36
Turbid Underwater Image Enhancement via Attenuation Prior Formation Model	35
In situ skid estimation for mobile robots in outdoor environments	35
Long future frame prediction using optical flow‐informed deep neural networks for enhancement of robotic teleoperation in high latency environments	34
Performance evaluation of newly released cameras for fruit detection and localization in complex kiwifruit orchard environments	34
Visual Inertial SLAM Based on Spatiotemporal Consistency Optimization in Diverse Environments	34
SiaRDFNet: Leveraging Siamese Architecture With ResNet‐DenseNet Fusion for Accurate Root Disease Classification	33
Expediting recovery of autonomous underwater vehicles in dynamic mission environments: A system‐of‐systems challenge for underwater warfare	33
Advanced Deep Learning Architecture for Real‐Time Online Train Tread Segmentation and Wear Detection	33
Vector Field‐Based Collision‐Free Navigation in Tunnel‐Like Environments	32
Collaborative Sampling and Imaging of Phytoplankton Communities by Two Long‐Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Using Acoustic Tracking and Messaging	30
Power and energy consumption of skid‐steer rovers turning on loose soil	30
REQDGAN‐TUA: A Reflection Equivariant Quantum Graph Attention Framework With Tactical Unit Optimization for Intelligent Fault Diagnosis in Industrial Robotics	30
A benchmark analysis of data‐driven and geometric approaches for robot ego‐motion estimation	30
Issue Information	29
Four years of multimodal odometry and mapping on the rail vehicles	28
Toward a Track‐Fin Hybrid Driven Bionic Amphibious Robot: Design, Development, and Experiments	28
Achievements and future directions in self‐reconfigurable modular robotic systems	28
Assessing the practical applicability of neural‐based point clouds registration algorithms: A comparative analysis	27
A Two‐Stage Recognition and Planning Approach for Grasping Manipulators and Design of End‐Effectors	27
Vision‐assisted deep stall landing for a fixed‐wing UAV	27
Research on Steering Path Tracking Performance of Articulated Quad‐Tracked Vehicle Based on Fuzzy PID Control	26
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A Robust Transformer–Based Error Compensation Method for Gyroscope of IMUs	25
Development of a Machine Vision‐Based Walk‐Behind Cotton Fertilizer Applicator	25
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Inside Back Cover Image, Volume 42, Number 6, September 2025	22
Improved ESO‐LOS Guidance Strategy for AUV: Theory and Experiment Validation	22
Modeling, Identification, and Validation of a Vector Propelled Amphibious Vehicle	21
Precision Error Compensation Algorithm for Automated Drill Pipe Gripping in Underground Coal Mine Drilling Robots	21
A drone‐based photometric measurement platform	20
Autonomous Grading Maneuver Determination Algorithm for Electric Dozers	20
Issue Information	20
Cable‐Driven Hyper‐Redundant Manipulator With Pitch‐Twist Joints: Mechatronic Design, Kinematics Analysis, and Prototype	20
LiDAR‐based automated UAV inspection of wind turbine rotor blades	20
A Novel eXtreme Gradient Boosting‐Shapley Additive Explanation Calibration Method for Six‐Axis Force/Torque Sensors	19
A Framework to Enable Eco‐Cyber‐Physical Systems for Robotics‐Focused Digital Twins in Smart Farming	19
A Novel High‐Voltage‐Wire Stripping Robot and Adaptive Fuzzy RBF Neural Network PID Controller Optimized by PSO‐GA Algorithm	19
Design and field test of a foldable wing unmanned aerial–underwater vehicle	19
Puttybot: A sensorized robot for autonomous putty plastering	19
Longitudinal deep truck: Deep longitudinal model with application to sim2real deep reinforcement learning for heavy‐duty truck control in the field	19
Dynamic Environment Adaptive Path Planning for Mobile Robots: A Hybrid Enhanced Path‐Planning Approach	19
Under‐Ice Odometry Fusing Acoustic and Visual Information for Underwater Vehicles	19
Visual‐Inertial SLAM for Unstructured Outdoor Environments: Benchmarking the Benefits and Computational Costs of Loop Closing	19
A high‐resolution AUV navigation framework with integrated communication and tracking for under‐ice deployments	19
Dynamic Docking Anti‐Disturbance Control of Overactuated AUV: System, Method, and Lake Trails	18
Mobile robotics platform for strawberry sensing and harvesting within precision indoor farming systems	18
A strawberry harvest‐aiding system with crop‐transport collaborative robots: Design, development, and field evaluation	18

Digital Twin/MARS‐CycleGAN: Enhancing Sim‐to‐Real Crop/Row Detection for MARS Phenotyping Robot Using Synthetic Images	18
A comprehensive review on deploying robotics application in telecom network tower's field maintenance: Challenges with current practices and feasibility analysis for robotics implementation	18
Design and performance analysis of soft pneumatic manipulator‐based linear cutter and stem holder for sweet pepper harvesting	18
Terrain‐aware path planning via semantic segmentation and uncertainty rejection filter with adversarial noise for mobile robots	18
Development and Prospect of Uncrewed Sailboat Hulls: A Review	18
Learning‐Based Rapid Phase‐Aberration Correction and Control for Robot‐Assisted MRI‐Guided Low‐/High‐Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatments	18
Intelligent Autonomy: A Novel Hybrid Navigation System for Autonomous Load‐Haul‐Dump Vehicles	18
Hybrid Velocity Obstacle‐Nonlinear Control Method for Real‐Time Collision Avoidance of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots	17
Time–jerk optimal trajectory planning for industrial robots with coupled interpolation function selection	17
A Boustrophedon‐Optimized Neural Network for Autonomous Path Planning in Large‐Scale Photovoltaic Farms	17
Influence of screw blades on the performance of a screw‐drive granary robot	17
Paddy field object detection for robotic combine based on real‐time semantic segmentation algorithm	17
FTR‐Bench: Benchmarking Deep Reinforcement Learning for Flipper‐Track Robot Control	17
Optimizing PID control for enhanced stability of a 16‐DOF biped robot during ditch crossing	17
An autonomous ground robot to support firefighters' interventions in indoor emergencies	16
Efficient and Adaptive Autonomous Guidance and Control of Planetary Rover With Improved Traction Controller and Dynamic Cost Map	16
FCN‐YOLOS: An Effective Deep‐Learning Model for Real‐Time Object Detection	16
Towards Damage‐Less Robotic Fragile Fruit Grasping: A Systematic Review on System Design, End Effector, and Visual and Tactile Feedback	16
A Review on Path Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: From Models, Classical Methods, and Learning‐Based Intelligence Perspectives	16
MARCEL: Mobile active rover chassis for enhanced locomotion	16
A cable‐driven underwater robotic system for delicate manipulation of marine biology samples	16
Design and manufacturing a novel screw‐in‐pipe inspection robot with steering capability	15
Correction to “Aerial online mapping on‐board system by real‐time object detection for UGV path generation in unstructured outdoor environments”	15
SAPT: A Hierarchical Sliced Anchor Point Transformer for LiDAR Point Cloud in Robot Perception	15
A CIELAB fusion‐based generative adversarial network for reliable sand–dust removal in open‐pit mines	15
A Spiral Coverage Path Planning Algorithm for Nonomnidirectional Robots	15
INF‐SLiM: Large‐Scale Implicit Neural Fields for Semantic LiDAR Mapping of Embodied AI Agents	15
Issue Information	15
Lessons from robot‐assisted disaster response deployments by the German Rescue Robotics Center task force	14
Safety Inspections and Gas Monitoring in Hazardous Mining Areas Shortly After Blasting Using Autonomous UAVs	14
Design and analysis of a wall‐climbing robot for water wall inspection of thermal power plants	14
Performance‐Oriented Understanding and Design of a Robotic Tadpole: Lower Energy Cost, Higher Speed	14
Inverse Kinematics Solution and Application of a 5‐DoF Robotic Arm Based on an Improved Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm	14
Formation Control and Experiment for Propeller‐Driven Car‐Like Robots With Amplitude and Rate Saturation Under Steering Fault‐Tolerant Control	14
Underwater multizonotope terrain‐aided navigation method with coarse map based on set‐membership filter	14
Target Localization and Pursuit With Networked Robotic Vehicles: Theory, Simulation, and Experiments	14
Tracking Mooring Lines of Floating Structures by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle	13
Earthwork digital twin for teleoperation of an automated bulldozer in edge dumping	13
Generalizing minimum safe operating altitudes for fixed‐wing UAVs in real‐time	13
A Map Segmentation Method Based on Image Processing for Robot Complete Coverage Operation	13
Robust control scheme based on an uncertainty and disturbance estimator for a quadrotor with motor failures	13
Lower Limb Exoskeletons, Application‐Centric Classifications: A Review	13
RumexWeeds: A grassland dataset for agricultural robotics	13
Robust High‐Order Sliding Mode Control for Collecting Objects by a Wheeled Space Rover With a Multi‐Articulated Arm	13
Change Detection of Non‐Fixed Targets in Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspections Based on Style Transfer	13
Development of an Air Pulse Jet Robot for Efficient Dust Removal in Air‐Cooled Condensers Under Harsh Industrial Conditions	13
Hybridization of ResNet with YOLO classifier for automated paddy leaf disease recognition: An optimized model	13
An online optimization escape entrapment strategy for planetary rovers based on Bayesian optimization	13
Attention mechanism‐based multisensor data fusion neural network for fault diagnosis of autonomous underwater vehicles	13
An Enhanced Navigation System With Predictive Motion Planning for Unmanned Surface Vehicles in GNSS‐Attenuated Dynamic Urban Waterways	13
Autonomous Positioning for Mobile Vehicles Based on Visual‐Inertial Fusion in Challenging Dark Roadway Scenes	13
Terrain Classification for Planetary Rovers Using Wireless In‐Wheel Sensor Modules and Machine Learning	12
Geometry‐based flipper motion planning for articulated tracked robots traversing rough terrain in real‐time	12
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Complete coverage path planning for wheeled agricultural robots	12
Underwater UXO detection using magnetometry on hovering AUVs	12
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Adaptive‐Based Non‐Singular Terminal Sliding Mode Control of a Three DOF Spatial Robotic Manipulator	12
Efficient Inverse Kinematics Solution for Industrial Robotic Arms: NR Iterative Based on IDBO‐BPNN Prediction	12
A motion control framework for autonomous water sampling and swing‐free transportation of a multirotor UAV with a cable‐suspended mechanism	12
A Novel Review on Quadruped Robots Design Variants, Gait Modulation, and Motion Planning Schemes	12
Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Six‐Wheeled Robot With a Passive Suspension for Integrated Terrain Adaptability and Vibration Mitigation	12
Robot self‐calibration using actuated 3D sensors	12
UV‐C Disinfection Robots: A Systematic Review	12
Pose‐graph underwater simultaneous localization and mapping for autonomous monitoring and 3D reconstruction by means of optical and acoustic sensors	12
Design and Development of an Intelligent Collision Avoidance Platform for a Teleoperated Dual Robotic Arm	11
Formation Control and Experiment for Propeller‐Driven Car‐Like Robots With Amplitude and Rate Saturation Under Jointly Connected Topology	11
Optimizing Resource Allocation in Multi‐Robot Systems Through Game‐Theoretic Strategies: A Two‐Stage Model Approach	11
Morphlight Theory Inspired by Raptor: Arm‐Wing Cooperative Control Method and its Application	11
A Machine Learning–Based Ergonomic Assessment of Wireless Hand Control System for Lower‐Limb Disabled Tractor Operators and Abled Female Agricultural Workers	11
Fusion‐Odometry‐Based Global Navigation in Closed Orchards	11
Towards autonomous selective harvesting: A review of robot perception, robot design, motion planning and control	11
Two novel approaches for solving the contradiction between efficient penetration and low recoil for the low‐velocity penetrator	11
Degeneracy‐Resistant LiDAR‐SLAM Algorithm Based on Geometric and Visual Features' Fusion	11
A Novel Multinozzle Targeting Pollination Robot for Clustered Kiwifruit Flowers Based on Air–Liquid Dual‐Flow Spraying	10
Efficient and multifidelity terrain modeling for 3D large‐scale and unstructured environments	10
Building information modeling‐based 3D reconstruction and coverage planning enabled automatic painting of interior walls using a novel painting robot in construction	10
Auxetic and Holonomic Mobile Robot for Enhanced Navigation in Constrained Terrains	10
Internal Model‐Based Anti‐Disturbances Low‐Level Control for Drones Considering Actuator Dynamics	10

Optimization‐Based Geometric Enhancement and Motion Estimation for Non‐Cooperative Spacecrafts	10
Design and Analysis of New Obstacle Avoidance Scheme With Dimensionality Reduction for Motion Planning of Redundant Robot Manipulators	10
Toward Universal Embodied Planning in Scalable Heterogeneous Field Robots Collaboration and Control	10
Design and Analysis of Double‐Ring Robotic Coconut Tree Climber for Enhanced Performance	10
Optimal guidance track generation for precision agriculture: A review of coverage path planning techniques	10
Autonomous Transportation Robots for Finished Vehicle Docking in RORO Logistics Terminal: Design, Control, and Implementation	9
Study of a Cable‐Driven Hip Swimming‐Assisted Exoskeleton Utilizing Adaptive Active Control Strategy	9
Experimental Evaluation of an Observer‐Based Controller for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Reforestation Activities	9
A comprehensive survey on non‐cooperative collision avoidance for micro aerial vehicles: Sensing and obstacle detection	9
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RoboBoat: A robotic boat for 3D mapping of partially flooded underground sites	9
Dynamic State Feedback Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Based on Switching Between Multiple Heading Movement Models	9
4SWLR: A Switched System and Skid Steer Integrated Whole‐Body Control Framework for Wheeled‐Legged Robots	9
Learning‐based model predictive control for improved mobile robot path following using Gaussian processes and feedback linearization	9
Independent Soft Actor‐Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning for UAV Cooperative Air Combat Maneuvering Decision‐Making	9
Soft Computing Techniques Applied to Adaptive Hybrid Navigation Methods for Tethered Robots in Dynamic Environments	9
An automated apple harvesting robot—From system design to field evaluation	9
AmphiHFW: Single Actuated Amphibious Mechanism With Undulation Fin and Leg‐Wheel Structure	9
Mimic Grasping: A Modular and Flexible Programming‐by‐Demonstration Robotic Grasping Solution	9
Predictive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm for Under‐Actuated Unmanned Surface Vehicle Under Disturbances via Reinforcement Learning	9
Supernumerary Robotic Limbs: A Quantitative Analysis and Review of Design, Embodiment, and Future Challenges	9
Path Tracking for Forestry Autonomous Mobile Platforms Based on Improved Snake Optimizer‐Pure Pursuit Algorithm	9
SensHB.Q: A Cost‐Effective Force‐Sensitive Handlebar to Control Omnidirectional Robots and Wheelchairs	9
High‐Throughput Robotic Phenotyping for Quantifying Tomato Disease Severity Enabled by Synthetic Data and Domain‐Adaptive Semantic Segmentation	9
Continuous Curvature Path Planning for Headland Coverage With Agricultural Robots	9
Uncertainty‐aware LiDAR‐based localization for outdoor mobile robots	8
Automatic Transport System for Replacing Disc Cutters in Tunnel Boring Machine	8
SimLiquid: A Simulation‐Based Liquid Perception Pipeline for Robot Liquid Manipulation	8
ADRC‐SMC‐based disturbance rejection depth‐tracking control of underactuated AUV	8
Utilizing Photovoltaic Solar Panels for Real‐Time Localization and Speed Detection of Approaching Illuminated Objects in Humanoid Robots	8
Position‐based fluid simulation for robotic injection sealing of pavement cracks	8
Optimization and evaluation of swing leg retraction for a hydraulic biped robot	8
Research on ORB–SLAM2 Deep‐Sea Visual Localization Technique Based on Image Enhancement	8
Control System for the Navigation of the Agricultural Robots: A Review	8
Cover Image, Volume 42, Number 6, September 2025	8
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A simulation‐assisted point cloud segmentation neural network for human–robot interaction applications	8
UAV‐based simultaneous localization and mapping in outdoor environments: A systematic scoping review	8
ASAH: An arc‐surface‐adsorption hexapod robot with a motion control scheme	8
Research on disturbance rejection motion control method of USV for UUV recovery	8
Development of an automated mobile robotic sprayer to prevent workers' exposure of agro‐chemicals inside polyhouse	8
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VTOL Air Vehicle With Fixed‐Inclined Rotors and a Rudder Vane	8
Swarm Intelligence in Action: Particle Swarm Optimization and Rendezvous Algorithms for Swarm Robotics	7
Enhanced Unscented Kalman Filter With Time‐Varying Attenuation Factor for Cross‐Domain Unmanned Surface Vehicle/Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Tracking Using Time‐Direction of Arrival Measurements	7
Exploring the feasibility of autonomous forestry operations: Results from the first experimental unmanned machine	7
Corrigendum for “Fast and incremental loop closure detection with deep features and proximity graphs”	7
FastFusion: Deep stereo‐LiDAR fusion for real‐time high‐precision dense depth sensing	7
Development of Large Wingspan Flapping‐Wing Flying Robots With Improved Efficiency by Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Flapping Mechanism	7
Tractor Mounted Grapevine Pruning System	7
Fast Swimming Robot Fish Under Countercurrent, Complex Trajectory, and Heavy Load Environments	7
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Development of Spatial Path Tracking Algorithm and Controller for a 6‐SPS Stewart Parallel Manipulator: A Simulation and Experimental Study	7
A Depth Control Method for Full Ocean Depth AUV	7
Challenges and Advances in Underwater Sonar Systems and AI‐Driven Signal Processing for Modern Naval Operations: A Systematic Review	7
Comparison of DSO and ORB‐SLAM3 in Low‐Light Environments With Auxiliary Lighting and Deep Learning Based Image Enhancing	7
Design and Development of an Automatic Soft Robotic Parallel Manipulator Device to Aid in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	7
Recurrent Neural Network–Based Nonlinear Orientation Control of Redundant Stewart Platform	7
Enabling Under Ice Glider Operations: A Backseat Driver Approach	7
Real‐time vibration monitoring and analysis of agricultural tractor drivers using an IoT‐based system	7
Cover Image, Volume 40, Number 8, December 2023	7
Effectiveness of an Expendable Unmanned Ground Vehicle Stalling a Mechanized Infantry Company's Primary Combat Units—A Virtual Simulation Experiment	7
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Autonomous Decision‐Making for Cooperative Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles: A Search and Rescue Real World Application	7
Cover Image, Volume 39, Number 7, October 2022	7
PLPF‐VSLAM: An indoor visual SLAM with adaptive fusion of point‐line‐plane features	7
LMFFNet: Lightweight Multiscale Feature Fusion Network for Underwater Structural Defect Detection	7
COAL: Robust Contrastive Learning‐Based Visual Navigation Framework	7
VISTA‐Campus Dataset: VersatIle Slam DaTAset With Multimodal Sensor for Campus Environments	7
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A Robust Pose Estimation Method for Robot Grasping in Bin‐Picking Scenarios Using Point Cloud	6
A new method for calculating time‐varying torsional stiffness of RV reducers with variable loads and tooth modifications	6
Bolster Spring Visual Servo Positioning Method Based on Depth Online Detection	6
TKO‐SLAM: Visual SLAM algorithm based on time‐delay feature regression and keyframe pose optimization	6
A Reliable Omnidirectional Acoustic Guidance Method for AUV Recovery and Homing	6
Pneumatically Assisted Automatic Spinning Yarn Piecing Robot With Tension Control Method	6
Cascaded Extended‐State‐Observer‐Based Synergetic Control for Quadcopter Translational Dynamics	6
Design and Implementation of an Underwater Structural Inspection Robot for High‐Flow Environments	6
Particle filter‐based aerial tracking for moving targets	6
Position‐based force tracking adaptive impedance control strategy for robot grinding complex surfaces system	6
A Path Planning Algorithm for UAV 3D Surface Inspection Based on Normal Vector Filtering and Integrated Viewpoint Evaluation	6
Back Cover Image, Volume 42, Number 6, September 2025	6
From “Mirror Flower, Water Moon” to Multi‐Task Visual Prospective Representation Learning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Indoor Mapless Navigation	6
3D hybrid path planning for optimized coverage of agricultural fields: A novel approach for wheeled robots	6
Digital twin‐assisted fault diagnosis system for robot joints with insufficient data	6
Improved Target Detection in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Search and Rescue via V‐Circular Trajectory Optimization	6
An Aerial Transport System in Marine GNSS‐Denied Environment	6
Development and Field Evaluation of a Radial Large‐Stroke Adaptive End‐Effector for Continuous Robotic Harvesting of Banana Fruits at Different Stalk Diameters	6
A Fully Automated Robotic System for Tuning Optimization of RF Cavity Filter	6
ASV station keeping under wind disturbances using neural network simulation error minimization model predictive control	6
Mechanical Design and Redundant Motion Planning of a Hydraulic Quadruped Mobile Manipulator for Enlarging Operational Workspace	6
An omnidirectional screw‐driven forestry robot	6
Cooperative 3D tunnel measurement based on 2D–3D registration of omnidirectional laser light	6
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Design and Analysis of a Lightweight Redundant‐Degree‐of‐Freedom Fruit‐Picking Robot Arm	6