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Papers

(The median citation count of Intelligent Service Robotics is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Scan corner of context: a novel corner feature rotation-invariant descriptor for loop closure detection from 3D LiDAR data	275
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	63
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	52
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	49
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	44
Finite-time sliding mode Control strategies for perturbed input-constrained nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems with variable-time communication delays	33
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	23
Empowering robots with social cues: an initiative pose control framework for human–robot interaction	20
A Methodology for end user programming of ROS-based service robots using jigsaw metaphor and ontologies	19
Search trajectory with twisting motion for dual peg-in-hole assembly	17
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	17
R3T*-MOSafeRL($$\lambda $$): path planning of mobile robots in unknown dynamic environments	16
A collision-free path planning method for industrial robot manipulators considering safe human–robot interaction	14
Adaptive RBF neural network-computed torque control for a pediatric gait exoskeleton system: an experimental study	14
Gait detection of lower limb exoskeleton robot integrating visual perception and geometric features	13
A finger-inspired pneumatic network actuator based on rigid-flexible coupling structure for soft robotic grippers	12
Grasping control using 2D and 3D visual integration for robotic prosthetic hand	12
Development of source seeking algorithm for mobile robots	12
Correction to: Visiting pebbles on rectangular grids: coordinating multiple robots in mobile fulfilment systems	11
Night-to-day thermal image translation for deep thermal place recognition	11
Personalized passive training control strategy for a lower limb rehabilitation robot with specified step lengths	11
Special Issue on the 2021 Ubiquitous Robots Conference	11
Effects of repetitive ROM exercise training using a patient robot with musculoskeletal symptoms	11
Automatic task scheduling optimization and collision-free path planning for multi-areas problem	11
Robot Platooning Strategy for Search and Rescue Operations	11

Soft component technology and application for soft robotics	11
Real-time path planning for autonomous vehicle based on teaching–learning-based optimization	11
HAC-based adaptive combined pick-up path optimization strategy for intelligent warehouse	10
Multirobot conflict coordination and dynamic obstacle avoidance cooperative path planning	10
Acoustic analysis of ultrasonic air-borne transducer with concave structure	10
Manufacture and development of Taban: a cute back-projected head social robot for educational purposes	10
Research on human gait prediction and recognition algorithm of lower limb-assisted exoskeleton robot	9
6-DoF grasp pose estimation based on instance reconstruction	9
Feature refinement with DBO: optimizing RFRC method for autonomous vehicle detection	9
Posture stabilizing control of quadruped robot based on cart-inverted pendulum model	8
Towards long-distance inspection for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems with smart motion facilitated by particle filter and multi-phase motion controller	8
Hierarchical Topology Map with Explicit Corridor for global path planning of mobile robots	8
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	8
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	7
Toward a conversational model for counsel robots: how different question types elicit different linguistic behaviors	7
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	7
Pas: a scale-invariant approach to maritime search and rescue object detection using preprocessing and attention scaling	7
MORE: simultaneous multi-view 3D object recognition and pose estimation	6
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	6
Autonomous vehicle lane-change maneuver accounting for emotion-induced driving behavior in other vehicles	6
Auto-splitting D* lite path planning for large disaster area	6
Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	6
Design and dynamic modeling of a balance rehabilitation cable (BaReCa) robot: integration with patients	6
Gait environments recognition using Gaussian process regression model-based CoP trajectory for wearable robot applications	5
Editorial: Special issue on social human–robot interaction for human-care robots	5
NMPC formation control for heterogeneous multi-air vehicles with obstacle avoidance and connectivity maintenance	5
Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals	5
Woa-fism planning hexapod robot various gaits	5
Direct RGB-D visual odometry with point features	5
Heterogeneous multi-robot system mission planning with cooperative replenishment through data-driven rendezvous point selection	5
Analysis of impressions of robot by changing its motion and trajectory parameters for designing parameterized behaviors of home-service robots	5
Real-time monocular visual–inertial SLAM with structural constraints of line and point–line fusion	5
Kinematic modeling of PAM-based 3-UPS parallel robot module using string encoders	4
A soft gripper driven by conical dielectric elastomer actuator to achieve displacement amplification and compliant grips	4
Time delay compensated disturbance observer-based sliding mode slave controller and neural network model for bilateral teleoperation system	4
A novel multiple targets detection method for service robots in the indoor complex scenes	4
Kinematics and stiffness analysis of a wheelchair-based cable-actuated ankle rehabilitation robot with flexure-based variable-stiffness devices	4
Dynamic performance of a series elastic actuator with variable stiffness logarithmic spiral spring	4
Modified type-2 fuzzy controller for intercollision avoidance of single and multi-humanoid robots in complex terrains	4
Frontend and backend electronics achieving flexibility and scalability for tomographic tactile sensing	4
Robotic furniture assembly: task abstraction, motion planning, and control	3
A survey on integration of large language models with intelligent robots	3
Simple and effective strategies to pick up foods for a meal assistant robot integrated with an integrated spoon and chopstick mechanism	3
Multi-robot task allocation problem with multiple nonlinear criteria using branch and bound and genetic algorithms	3
Robot motion planning using predictive trajectory of moving obstacles	3
Fusion learning-based recurrent neural network for human motion prediction	3
A heuristic for task allocation and path planning of multiple tethered underwater robots considering workload balance	3
A survey on deep learning and deep reinforcement learning in robotics with a tutorial on deep reinforcement learning	3
Genetic fuzzy-based method for training two independent robots to perform a cooperative task	3
Imaging radar and LiDAR image translation for 3-DOF extrinsic calibration	3

Type independent hierarchical analysis for the recognition of folded garments’ configuration	3
An integrated solution for an autonomous drone racing in indoor environments	3
Development of a whole-body walking rehabilitation robot and power assistive method using EMG signals	3
Trajectory planning and inverse kinematics solution of Kuka robot using COA along with pick and place application	3
Real-time prediction of walking state and percent of gait cycle for robotic prosthetic leg using artificial neural network	3
Drone-robot to install aerial marker balls for power lines	3
Execution and perception of upper limb exoskeleton for stroke patients: a systematic review	3
Robust and adaptive door operation with a mobile robot	3
What if there was no revisit? Large-scale graph-based SLAM with traffic sign detection in an HD map using LiDAR inertial odometry	3
A* algorithm based on adaptive expansion convolution for unmanned aerial vehicle path planning	3
Personal assistant robot using reinforcement learning: DARWIN-OP2 as a case study	3
Monte Carlo localization based on off-line feature matching and improved particle swarm optimization for mobile robots	2
Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	2
Exploring the impact of the uncanny valley effect on teenagers’ attitudes toward virtual characters and EFL reading comprehension skills	2
Multi-robot path planning using a hybrid dynamic window approach and modified chaotic neural oscillator-based hyperbolic gravitational search algorithm in a complex terrain	2
Research on high-precision positioning method of robot based on laser tracker	2
Case studies on the usability, acceptability and functionality of autonomous mobile delivery robots in real-world healthcare settings	2
Tension reduction method for a modular cable-driven robotic arm with co-shared cables	2
A novel cascade calibration method for robotic grinding system	2
Companion robots for older adults: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis approach	2
Real-time interception performance evaluation of certain proportional navigation based guidance laws in aerial ground engagement	2
Real-time trajectory planning for collaborative robots using incremental multi-objective optimization	2
PCR-DAT: a new point cloud registration method for lidar inertial odometry via distance and Gauss distributed	2
On terrain traversability analysis in unstructured environments: recent advances in forest applications	2
Research on robot path planning by integrating state-based decision-making A* algorithm and inertial dynamic window approach	2
On automatic camera shooting systems via PTZ control and DNN-based visual sensing	2
Remote object navigation for service robots using hierarchical knowledge graph in human-centered environments	2
Efficient multi-objective path planning for complex disaster environments: hierarchical target filtering and ranking optimization strategies	2
Combined task and motion planning system for the service robot using hierarchical action decomposition	2
LiDAR odometry survey: recent advancements and remaining challenges	2
Enhanced resampling scheme for Monte Carlo localization	2
Experimental investigation of a new type of driving concept for capsule robot	2
Lmapping: tightly-coupled LiDAR-inertial odometry and mapping for degraded environments	2
Humanising robot-assisted navigation	2
Changes in linguistic behaviors based on smart speaker task performance and pragmatic skills in multiple turn-taking interactions	2
Sca-pose: category-level 6D pose estimation with adaptive shape prior based on CNN and graph convolution	2
Trust and care robots: philosophical considerations, ethical challenges, and viable options	1
Deep latent-space sequential skill chaining from incomplete demonstrations	1
A robust synergetic controller for Quadrotor obstacle avoidance using Bézier curve versus B-spline trajectory generation	1
Editorial	1
Local path planning scheme for car-like robots’ shortest turning motion using geometric analysis	1
A “head-like” component of a terrestrial robot promotes anxiety-like and defensive behaviors	1
A gamified social robotics platform for intensive therapies in neurorehabilitation	1
A ROS-based distributed multi-robot localization and orientation strategy for heterogeneous robots	1
Design and architecture of a slender and flexible underwater robot	1
A novel adaptive keyframe selection method with multi-source joint constraints for visual SLAM	1
Pepper to fall: a perception method for sweet pepper robotic harvesting	1
A self-adaptive safe A* algorithm for AGV in large-scale storage environment	1
A new torque minimization method for heavy-duty redundant manipulators used in nuclear decommissioning tasks	1
Multi-agent flocking with obstacle avoidance and safety distance preservation: a fuzzy potential-based approach	1
ART: Avatar Robotics Telepresence—the future of humanoid material handling loco-manipulation	1
An in-the-wild study to find type of questions people ask to a social robot providing question-answering service	1
Empirical modeling of hysteresis in a tendon–sheath mechanism on multi-segmented curves	1
Correction to: Editorial Expression of Concern: Trajectory tracking system of wheeled robot based on immune algorithm and sliding mode variable structure	1
An improved Quick Informed-RRT* algorithm based on hybrid bidirectional search and adaptive adjustment strategies	1
Reinforced bidirectional artificial muscles: enhancing force and stability for soft robotics	1
MAP3F: a decentralized approach to multi-agent pathfinding and collision avoidance with scalable 1D, 2D, and 3D feature fusion	1
Human-embodied drone interface for aerial manipulation: advantages and challenges	1
Memory-based soft actor–critic with prioritized experience replay for autonomous navigation	1
Design, simulation, and experimental evaluation of a light weight, and wearable cable driven ForeWrist exoskeleton robot for assistance and rehabilitation	1
Object-aware data association for the semantically constrained visual SLAM	1
Optimal path planning using a continuous anisotropic model for navigation on irregular terrains	1
Human–robot interaction through joint robot planning with large language models	1
Cognitive human-robot interaction on safety concerns for a field test	1
Actuator-level motion and contact episode learning and classification using adaptive resonance theory	1
Detecting deformation of a soft cylindrical structure using piezoelectric sensors	1
Dynamic modulation of multi-task priority for controlling redundancy insufficient robots	1
Dual-layer multi-robot path planning in narrow-lane environments under specific traffic policies	1