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Papers

(The median citation count of Intelligent Service Robotics is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Scan corner of context: a novel corner feature rotation-invariant descriptor for loop closure detection from 3D LiDAR data	382
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	70
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	63
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	54
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	43
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	24
Empowering robots with social cues: an initiative pose control framework for human–robot interaction	23
Search trajectory with twisting motion for dual peg-in-hole assembly	18
Research on AGV path planning in flexible job-shop scheduling problem based on multi-agent deep Q network	17
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	17
A Methodology for end user programming of ROS-based service robots using jigsaw metaphor and ontologies	16
Finite-time sliding mode Control strategies for perturbed input-constrained nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems with variable-time communication delays	14
A finger-inspired pneumatic network actuator based on rigid-flexible coupling structure for soft robotic grippers	14
Research on multi-AGV path planning based on map training and action replanning	14
A collision-free path planning method for industrial robot manipulators considering safe human–robot interaction	14
A cross-task visuo-tactile representation using point clouds	14
R3T*-MOSafeRL($$\lambda $$): path planning of mobile robots in unknown dynamic environments	13
Grasping control using 2D and 3D visual integration for robotic prosthetic hand	13
Gait detection of lower limb exoskeleton robot integrating visual perception and geometric features	13
Development of source seeking algorithm for mobile robots	13
Adaptive RBF neural network-computed torque control for a pediatric gait exoskeleton system: an experimental study	13
HDFOS: path planning for heterogeneous truck-drone cooperative delivery and pickup services	12
Automatic task scheduling optimization and collision-free path planning for multi-areas problem	12
Event-based reconfiguration control for time-varying formation of robot swarms in narrow spaces	12
Personalized passive training control strategy for a lower limb rehabilitation robot with specified step lengths	12

Soft component technology and application for soft robotics	11
Special Issue on the 2021 Ubiquitous Robots Conference	11
Real-time path planning for autonomous vehicle based on teaching–learning-based optimization	11
Correction to: Visiting pebbles on rectangular grids: coordinating multiple robots in mobile fulfilment systems	11
Effects of repetitive ROM exercise training using a patient robot with musculoskeletal symptoms	11
Night-to-day thermal image translation for deep thermal place recognition	11
Robot Platooning Strategy for Search and Rescue Operations	11
Hierarchical Topology Map with Explicit Corridor for global path planning of mobile robots	10
Manufacture and development of Taban: a cute back-projected head social robot for educational purposes	10
Acoustic analysis of ultrasonic air-borne transducer with concave structure	10
Multirobot conflict coordination and dynamic obstacle avoidance cooperative path planning	10
Path planning in dynamic structured environments using transformer-enabled twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient for mobile robots in simulation	9
6-DoF grasp pose estimation based on instance reconstruction	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
Feature refinement with DBO: optimizing RFRC method for autonomous vehicle detection	8
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	8
HAC-based adaptive combined pick-up path optimization strategy for intelligent warehouse	8
Optimal two-wheeled self-balancing mobile robot strategy of navigation using adaptive fuzzy controller-based KD-SegNet	7
Posture stabilizing control of quadruped robot based on cart-inverted pendulum model	7
Auto-splitting D* lite path planning for large disaster area	7
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	7
Design and dynamic modeling of a balance rehabilitation cable (BaReCa) robot: integration with patients	7
Pas: a scale-invariant approach to maritime search and rescue object detection using preprocessing and attention scaling	7
Autonomous vehicle lane-change maneuver accounting for emotion-induced driving behavior in other vehicles	6
MORE: simultaneous multi-view 3D object recognition and pose estimation	6
Grasping Stability of a Robotic Gripper with Frictional Self-Locking Mechanism	6
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	6
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	5
Real-time monocular visual–inertial SLAM with structural constraints of line and point–line fusion	5
Woa-fism planning hexapod robot various gaits	5
Analysis of impressions of robot by changing its motion and trajectory parameters for designing parameterized behaviors of home-service robots	5
Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	5
Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals	5
MSM: point cloud alignment algorithm through multi-scale feature fusion and cross-attention mechanism	5
Heterogeneous multi-robot system mission planning with cooperative replenishment through data-driven rendezvous point selection	5
Cooperative push-grasping in clutter via deep reinforcement learning	5
Direct RGB-D visual odometry with point features	5
NMPC formation control for heterogeneous multi-air vehicles with obstacle avoidance and connectivity maintenance	5
Modified type-2 fuzzy controller for intercollision avoidance of single and multi-humanoid robots in complex terrains	5
An integrated solution for an autonomous drone racing in indoor environments	4
Trajectory planning and inverse kinematics solution of Kuka robot using COA along with pick and place application	4
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
Low-cost environment-adaptive SLAM for bed-chair robots in complex indoor scenarios	4
Personal assistant robot using reinforcement learning: DARWIN-OP2 as a case study	4
What if there was no revisit? Large-scale graph-based SLAM with traffic sign detection in an HD map using LiDAR inertial odometry	4
Gait environments recognition using Gaussian process regression model-based CoP trajectory for wearable robot applications	4
Frontend and backend electronics achieving flexibility and scalability for tomographic tactile sensing	4
Dynamic performance of a series elastic actuator with variable stiffness logarithmic spiral spring	4
A heuristic for task allocation and path planning of multiple tethered underwater robots considering workload balance	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
Fusion learning-based recurrent neural network for human motion prediction	3
Monte Carlo localization based on off-line feature matching and improved particle swarm optimization for mobile robots	3
A* algorithm based on adaptive expansion convolution for unmanned aerial vehicle path planning	3
Efficient multi-objective path planning for complex disaster environments: hierarchical target filtering and ranking optimization strategies	3
Simple and effective strategies to pick up foods for a meal assistant robot integrated with an integrated spoon and chopstick mechanism	3
Design and evaluation of hybrid upper limb exoskeleton considering human–robot interaction force	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
Development of a whole-body walking rehabilitation robot and power assistive method using EMG signals	3
Companion robots for older adults: Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis approach	3
Robotic furniture assembly: task abstraction, motion planning, and control	3
Sca-pose: category-level 6D pose estimation with adaptive shape prior based on CNN and graph convolution	3
Genetic fuzzy-based method for training two independent robots to perform a cooperative task	3
Combined task and motion planning system for the service robot using hierarchical action decomposition	3
Imaging radar and LiDAR image translation for 3-DOF extrinsic calibration	3
Real-time prediction of walking state and percent of gait cycle for robotic prosthetic leg using artificial neural network	3
A novel cascade calibration method for robotic grinding system	3
A survey on deep learning and deep reinforcement learning in robotics with a tutorial on deep reinforcement learning	3
LiDAR odometry survey: recent advancements and remaining challenges	3
A survey on integration of large language models with intelligent robots	3
Real-time semantic octree mapping under aerial-ground cooperative system	3
Robot motion planning using predictive trajectory of moving obstacles	3
Multi-robot task allocation problem with multiple nonlinear criteria using branch and bound and genetic algorithms	3
Dual-layer multi-robot path planning in narrow-lane environments under specific traffic policies	2
Admittance Control for Reducing Human Physical Effort in Robot Programming through Motion Guidance	2
Pepper to fall: a perception method for sweet pepper robotic harvesting	2
Trust and care robots: philosophical considerations, ethical challenges, and viable options	2
Human-embodied drone interface for aerial manipulation: advantages and challenges	2
Lmapping: tightly-coupled LiDAR-inertial odometry and mapping for degraded environments	2
On automatic camera shooting systems via PTZ control and DNN-based visual sensing	2
Exploring the impact of the uncanny valley effect on teenagers’ attitudes toward virtual characters and EFL reading comprehension skills	2
Real-time interception performance evaluation of certain proportional navigation based guidance laws in aerial ground engagement	2
Tension reduction method for a modular cable-driven robotic arm with co-shared cables	2
Research on high-precision positioning method of robot based on laser tracker	2
MAP3F: a decentralized approach to multi-agent pathfinding and collision avoidance with scalable 1D, 2D, and 3D feature fusion	2
A self-adaptive safe A* algorithm for AGV in large-scale storage environment	2
Memory-based soft actor–critic with prioritized experience replay for autonomous navigation	2
PCR-DAT: a new point cloud registration method for lidar inertial odometry via distance and Gauss distributed	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
Humanising robot-assisted navigation	2
Enhanced resampling scheme for Monte Carlo localization	2
Real-time trajectory planning for collaborative robots using incremental multi-objective optimization	2
Research on robot path planning by integrating state-based decision-making A* algorithm and inertial dynamic window approach	2
Deep latent-space sequential skill chaining from incomplete demonstrations	2
A novel adaptive keyframe selection method with multi-source joint constraints for visual SLAM	2
A robust synergetic controller for Quadrotor obstacle avoidance using Bézier curve versus B-spline trajectory generation	2
Object-aware data association for the semantically constrained visual SLAM	2
Experimental investigation of a new type of driving concept for capsule robot	2
Remote object navigation for service robots using hierarchical knowledge graph in human-centered environments	2
Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	2
On terrain traversability analysis in unstructured environments: recent advances in forest applications	2