OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Intelligent Service Robotics is 4. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
ILC-driven control enhancement for integrated MIMO soft robotic system	166
Drone-robot to install aerial marker balls for power lines	69
Enhanced UAV localization in GPS-denied environments using acoustic TDOA and EKF integration	42
Execution and perception of upper limb exoskeleton for stroke patients: a systematic review	39
Design, simulation, and experimental evaluation of a light weight, and wearable cable driven ForeWrist exoskeleton robot for assistance and rehabilitation	37
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	31
A hierarchical approach for updating targeted person states in human-following mobile robots	19
A geometric tracking of rank-1 manipulability for singularity-robust collision avoidance	18
Editorial from the new Editor-in-Chief	16
Real-time prediction of walking state and percent of gait cycle for robotic prosthetic leg using artificial neural network	15
Genetic fuzzy-based method for training two independent robots to perform a cooperative task	15
Exploring unknown environments: motivated developmental learning for autonomous navigation of mobile robots	12
A few-shot learning framework for planar pushing of unknown objects	12
Multi-agent flocking with obstacle avoidance and safety distance preservation: a fuzzy potential-based approach	12
Imaging radar and LiDAR image translation for 3-DOF extrinsic calibration	12
Pas: a scale-invariant approach to maritime search and rescue object detection using preprocessing and attention scaling	11
Posture stabilizing control of quadruped robot based on cart-inverted pendulum model	11
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	10
Model-aided and vision-based navigation for an aerial robot in real-time application	9
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	9
Towards long-distance inspection for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems with smart motion facilitated by particle filter and multi-phase motion controller	9
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	8
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	8
Dynamic modulation of multi-task priority for controlling redundancy insufficient robots	8
Coordination of multi-robot path planning for warehouse application using smart approach for identifying destinations	7

Human motion quality and accuracy measuring method for human–robot physical interactions	7
Reinforced bidirectional artificial muscles: enhancing force and stability for soft robotics	7
Scan corner of context: a novel corner feature rotation-invariant descriptor for loop closure detection from 3D LiDAR data	7
Investigating the importance of shape features, color constancy, color spaces, and similarity measures in open-ended 3D object recognition	7
Robotic needle steering: state-of-the-art and research challenges	7
An Integrated Localization, Motion Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm in Belief Space	7
Novel bio-inspired variable stiffness soft actuator via fiber-reinforced dielectric elastomer, inspired by Octopus bimaculoides	7
Multi-robot task allocation problem with multiple nonlinear criteria using branch and bound and genetic algorithms	6
Human–robot interaction through joint robot planning with large language models	6
Design and architecture of a slender and flexible underwater robot	6
Enabling landings on irregular surfaces for unmanned aerial vehicles via a novel robotic landing gear	6
Correction: Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	6
Simple and effective strategies to pick up foods for a meal assistant robot integrated with an integrated spoon and chopstick mechanism	6
Toward a conversational model for counsel robots: how different question types elicit different linguistic behaviors	6
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	6
Correction to: Design and architecture of a slender and flexible underwater robot	6
Editorial	6
Robust and correspondence-free point cloud registration: an extended approach with multiple hypotheses evaluation	6
Actuator-level motion and contact episode learning and classification using adaptive resonance theory	5
Enhanced flexible vibrotactile actuator based on dielectric elastomer with propylene carbonate	5
Detecting deformation of a soft cylindrical structure using piezoelectric sensors	5
A multi-subpopulation bacterial foraging optimisation algorithm with deletion and immigration strategies for unmanned surface vehicle path planning	5
Ensemble control of spatial variance of microbot systems through sequencing of motion primitives from optimal control trajectories	5
Generative replay for multi-class modeling of human activities via sensor data from in-home robotic companion pets	5
Correction to: Editorial Expression of Concern: Trajectory tracking system of wheeled robot based on immune algorithm and sliding mode variable structure	5
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	5
From topological map to local cognitive map: a new opportunity of local path planning	5
Soft actuators in surgical robotics: a state-of-the-art review	5
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	5
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	5
Decentralized multi-robot formation control in environments with non-convex and dynamic obstacles based on path planning algorithms	5
Monte Carlo localization based on off-line feature matching and improved particle swarm optimization for mobile robots	4
Development of the sub-10 cm, sub-100 g jumping–crawling robot	4
Type independent hierarchical analysis for the recognition of folded garments’ configuration	4
Gait pattern generation algorithm for lower-extremity rehabilitation–exoskeleton robot considering wearer’s condition	4
Robot-assisted language assessment: development and evaluation of feasibility and usability	4
IQ-VIO: adaptive visual inertial odometry via interference quantization under dynamic environments	4
Scalable hedonic coalition formation for task allocation with heterogeneous robots	4
MORE: simultaneous multi-view 3D object recognition and pose estimation	4
An improved Quick Informed-RRT* algorithm based on hybrid bidirectional search and adaptive adjustment strategies	4
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	4
Fuzzy-PI double-layer stability control of an online vision-based tracking system	4
Auto-splitting D* lite path planning for large disaster area	4
Autonomous vehicle lane-change maneuver accounting for emotion-induced driving behavior in other vehicles	4