IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Information for Authors244
Table of Contents226
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Information211
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Information for Authors207
Multi-Contact Locomotion Planning With Bilateral Contact Forces Considering Kinematics and Statics During Contact Transition185
Robust Localization of Occluded Targets in Aerial Manipulation Via Range-Only Mapping177
High Dynamic Range Force Sensing of a Robot Hand Combining Signals on Tip and Wrist170
Domain Randomization for Learning to Navigate in Human Environments167
Automatic Navigation of a Microrobotic Swarm for Tracking Multiple Mobile Targets145
Morphology-Changeable Soft Pads Facilitate Locomotion in Wet Conditions145
Bayesian Filtering for Homography Estimation139
Vision-Based Uncertainty-Aware Motion Planning Based on Probabilistic Semantic Segmentation133
Human-in-the-Loop Modeling and Control of an Upper Limb Exosuit With Tendon-Sheath Actuation133
Magnetic Field-Driven Bristle-Bots132
Object Pose Estimation From RGB-D Images With Affordance-Instance Segmentation Constraint for Semantic Robot Manipulation118
Online Learning of Continuous Signed Distance Fields Using Piecewise Polynomials117
Deforming Garment Classification With Shallow Temporal Extraction and Tree-Based Fusion105
Multi Actor-Critic DDPG for Robot Action Space Decomposition: A Framework to Control Large 3D Deformation of Soft Linear Objects104
Self-supervised Scale Recovery for Decoupled Visual-inertial Odometry104
A Hierarchical Approach for Joint Task Allocation and Path Planning103
Time-Optimal Spiral Trajectories With Closed-Form Solutions102
G.O.G: A Versatile Gripper-on-Gripper Design for Bimanual Cloth Manipulation With a Single Robotic Arm102
CAHSOR: Competence-Aware High-Speed Off-Road Ground Navigation in $\mathbb {SE}(3)$101
Unsupervised 3D Link Segmentation of Articulated Objects With a Mixture of Coherent Point Drift100
On the Use of Magnets to Robustify the Motion Control of Soft Hands100
Characterizing the Complexity of Social Robot Navigation Scenarios98
Probably Approximately Correct Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (PAC-NMPC)98
Exploring Human Preferences for Adapting Inappropriate Robot Navigation Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Study93
Uncoupled Stability Dynamic Range for Hunt-Crossley Modeled Virtual Environments92
ANN-Based Optimization of Human Gait Data Obtained From a Robot-Mounted 3D Camera: A Multiple Sclerosis Case Study91
MPR-RL: Multi-Prior Regularized Reinforcement Learning for Knowledge Transfer91
Soft Fluidic Actuator for Locomotion in Multi-Phase Environments89
Linear-Time Reconfiguration of Sliding-Only Cubic Modular Robots Under Severe Space Requirements86
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Information86
Learning to Remove Bad Weather: Towards Robust Visual Perception for Self-Driving81
FRTree Planner: Robot Navigation in Cluttered and Unknown Environments With Tree of Free Regions81
TSO-BoW: Accurate Long-Term Loop Closure Detection With Constant Query Time via Online Bag of Words and Trajectory Segmentation81
Matched Filtering Based LiDAR Place Recognition for Urban and Natural Environments79
Astrobee ISS Free-Flyer Datasets for Space Intra-Vehicular Robot Navigation Research79
Modular Self-Reconfigurable Continuum Robot for General Purpose Loco-Manipulation75
Mobile Manipulation Instruction Generation From Multiple Images With Automatic Metric Enhancement75
A Robotic Manipulator Using Dual-Motor Joints: Prototype Design and Anti-Backlash Control74
Trajectory Generation for Legged Robots Based on a Closed-Form Solution of Centroidal Dynamics74
Spectral Geometric Verification: Re-Ranking Point Cloud Retrieval for Metric Localization73
Cross Fusion of Point Cloud and Learned Image for Loop Closure Detection72
iCaps: Iterative Category-Level Object Pose and Shape Estimation71
Optimization-Based Trajectory Tracking Approach for Multi-Rotor Aerial Vehicles in Unknown Environments71
Addressing COLREG Rule 2b: COLREG and Risk Aware Manoeuvre-Based Predictive Planning70
Ultrasound-Guided Assistive Robots for Scoliosis Assessment With Optimization-Based Control and Variable Impedance70
A Low Cost Multi Degree of Freedom Capacitive Soft Sensor70
Adaptive Prediction Ensemble: Improving Out-of-Distribution Generalization of Motion Forecasting69
A TSP-Based Online Algorithm for Multi-Task Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery69
A Dynamic Planner for Safe and Predictable Human-Robot Collaboration68
Development of a New 2-DOF Wrist Mechanism Using Reverse Motion Transmission68
Human-State-Aware Controller for a Tethered Aerial Robot Guiding a Human by Physical Interaction67
Concept and Prototype Development of Adaptive Touch Walking Support Robot for Maximizing Human Physical Potential67
Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Large-Scale Robot Exploration66
G2-SDF: Geometry-Guided Neural Signed Distance Fields for Scalable and Detailed Reconstruction66
Tactile-Based Grasping Stability Prediction Based on Human Grasp Demonstration for Robot Manipulation66
A Control Framework for Accurate Mechanical Impedance Rendering With Series-Elastic Joints in Prosthetic Actuation Applications66
Electric Sense Based Pose Estimation and Localization for Small Underwater Robots65
Robust Multi-User In-Hand Object Recognition in Human-Robot Collaboration Using a Wearable Force-Myography Device65
Learning-Based Propulsion Control for Amphibious Quadruped Robots With Dynamic Adaptation to Changing Environment64
Acoustic Array Robot Based on the Dual-Rotation Mechatronic Design64
Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Motion Planning and PDE Control for Flexible Manipulators64
A Lower Limb Exoskeleton With Rigid and Soft Structure for Loaded Walking Assistance64
Comparison of Distributed Task Allocation Algorithms Considering Non-Ideal Communication Factors for Multi-UAV Collaborative Visit Missions64
BRL/Pisa/IIT SoftHand: A Low-Cost, 3D-Printed, Underactuated, Tendon-Driven Hand With Soft and Adaptive Synergies64
A Proximity-Based Framework for Human-Robot Seamless Close Interactions63
RevLock: A Reversible Self-Locking Mechanism Driven by Linear Actuators for Foldable Robots and Systems62
The Wheelbot: A Jumping Reaction Wheel Unicycle62
A Kelvin Wake Avoidance Scheme for Autonomous Sailing Robots Based on Orientation-Restricted Dubins Path62
Learning and Executing Re-Usable Behaviour Trees From Natural Language Instruction61
Discrete Cosserat Static Model-Based Control of Soft Manipulator61
Pointillism Wall Painting Drone Using Bouncing Frequency Control60
Autonomous Runtime Composition of Sensor-Based Skills Using Concurrent Task Planning60
Single Pump-Valve Pneumatic Actuation With Continuous Flow Rate Control for Soft Robots60
Area Coverage With Multiple Capacity-Constrained Robots59
Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton and Limb Angle Biofeedback for Assisting Stroke Gait: A Feasibility Study59
Self-Management of ROV Umbilical Using Sliding Buoys and Stop59
A Null Space Compliance Approach for Maintaining Safety and Tracking Performance in Human-Robot Interactions59
A Target-Guided Telemanipulation Architecture for Assisted Grasping59
Self-Supervised Local Topology Representation for Random Cluster Matching59
NISB-Fusion: Multi-Agent Mapping and Map Merging With Neural Implicit Spatial Block58
Enhancing Cooperative Exploration and Planning: UAV-Legged Robot Synergy58
Goal-Conditioned Reinforcement Learning With Disentanglement-Based Reachability Planning58
Whole-Body Teleoperation for Mobile Manipulation at Zero Added Cost57
A Multi-Scale Convolutional Hybrid Attention Residual Network for Enhancing Underwater Image and Identifying Underwater Multi-Scene Sea Cucumber56
CoCo Games: Graphical Game-Theoretic Swarm Control for Communication-Aware Coverage56
Identifying Expert Behavior in Offline Training Datasets Improves Behavioral Cloning of Robotic Manipulation Policies56
Inspired by Physical Intelligence of an Elephant Trunk: Biomimetic Soft Robot With Pre-Programmable Localized Stiffness56
Multi-Mode Motion Control of Reconfigurable Vortex-Shaped Microrobot Swarms for Targeted Tumor Therapy56
Development and Stiffness Optimization for a Flexible-Tail Robotic Fish56
Whole-Body Fuzzy Based Impedance Control of a Humanoid Wheeled Robot55
SemanticTopoLoop: Semantic Loop Closure With 3D Topological Graph Based on Quadric-Level Object Map54
Robotic Skins With Integrated Actuation, Sensing, and Variable Stiffness53
Novel Structural Flexible Magnetic Tactile Sensors: Design, Numerical Studies and Tactile Recognition53
Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Control for Attitude Tracking of Underwater Robots With Large Range Pitch Variations in Confined Spaces53
Think Step by Step: Chain-of-Gesture Prompting for Error Detection in Robotic Surgical Videos53
A Soft Finger With Tensile Variable Stiffness Based on the Cross-Sliding Jamming Mechanism53
Part-Guided 3D RL for Sim2Real Articulated Object Manipulation53
CCVO: Cascaded CNNs for Fast Monocular Visual Odometry Towards the Dynamic Environment52
Spline-FRIDA: Towards Diverse, Humanlike Robot Painting Styles With a Sample-Efficient, Differentiable Brush Stroke Model52
Global Grounding in Flexible Robot Tasks With Object Number Variety51
Stability Analysis of a Dual-Rate Haptic System: A New Closed-Form Solution51
Self-Organised Sequential Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Closely Cooperation Tasks51
Online Learning of Neural Surface Light Fields Alongside Real-Time Incremental 3D Reconstruction51
Agile Plane Transition of a Hexapod Climbing Robot51
Human-Multirobot Collaborative Mobile Manipulation: The Omnid Mocobots50
Autonomous Drone-Ground Robot Alignment Through Ground Robot Visual Servo Control With Drone Detection and Tilt Correction50
Personalized Wearable Ankle Robot Using Modular Additive Manufacturing Design50
DSE: A Denoising State Estimator for RL-Based Bipedal Robot Locomotion50
The Flux One Magnetic Navigation System: A Preliminary Assessment for Stent Implantation50
DiPA: Probabilistic Multi-Modal Interactive Prediction for Autonomous Driving50
Tactile Gym 2.0: Sim-to-Real Deep Reinforcement Learning for Comparing Low-Cost High-Resolution Robot Touch49
Design an Underactuated Soft Exoskeleton to Sequentially Provide Knee Extension and Ankle Plantarflexion Assistance49
Collaborative Multi-Object Tracking With Conformal Uncertainty Propagation49
Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots With Mobile Bases via Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning49
Winding Through: Crowd Navigation via Topological Invariance49
Exploring Recurrent Long-Term Temporal Fusion for Multi-View 3D Perception48
Point-Line LIVO Using Patch-Based Gradient Optimization for Degenerate Scenes48
A sEMG-Based Active-Passive Fusion Rehabilitation Method for Ankle Fracture Rehabilitation Robot after Surgery48
Multi-Agent System for Rogue Drone Interception48
Robust Jumping With an Articulated Soft Quadruped Via Trajectory Optimization and Iterative Learning48
CLARA: Classifying and Disambiguating User Commands for Reliable Interactive Robotic Agents48
Swarm Navigation Based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Complex Obstacle Environments48
External and Internal Sensor Fusion Based Localization Strategy for 6-DOF Pose Estimation of a Magnetic Capsule Robot47
Exploiting a Simple Asymmetric Pleating Method to Realize a Textile Based Bending Actuator47
Transition Gradient From Standing to Traveling Waves for Energy-Efficient Slope Climbing of a Gecko-Inspired Robot47
GMPC: Geometric Model Predictive Control for Wheeled Mobile Robot Trajectory Tracking47
DFS-SLAM: A Visual SLAM Algorithm for Deep Fusion of Semantic Information47
Caterpillar-Inspired Insect-Scale Climbing Robot Using Dry Adhesives47
SCENE: Reasoning About Traffic Scenes Using Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks47
You Only Plan Once: A Learning-Based One-Stage Planner With Guidance Learning47
Pair-VPR: Place-Aware Pre-Training and Contrastive Pair Classification for Visual Place Recognition With Vision Transformers47
VECtor: A Versatile Event-Centric Benchmark for Multi-Sensor SLAM47
Decoding HD-EMG Signals for Myoelectric Control - How Small Can the Analysis Window Size be?46
Combining Unsupervised Muscle Co-Contraction Estimation With Bio-Feedback Allows Augmented Kinesthetic Teaching46
Cooperative Multi-Robot Object Transportation System Based on Hierarchical Quadratic Programming46
Aerial Grasping and the Velocity Sufficiency Region46
Inferring Human-Robot Performance Objectives During Locomotion Using Inverse Reinforcement Learning and Inverse Optimal Control46
DUFOMap: Efficient Dynamic Awareness Mapping46
GPA-Teleoperation: Gaze Enhanced Perception-Aware Safe Assistive Aerial Teleoperation46
Human-Robot Variable Impedance Skills Transfer Learning Based on Dynamic Movement Primitives46
BeautyMap: Binary-Encoded Adaptable Ground Matrix for Dynamic Points Removal in Global Maps46
Table of Contents45
Ctrl-VIO: Continuous-Time Visual-Inertial Odometry for Rolling Shutter Cameras45
Multi-joint Actuation of Robotic Arm Using a Switchable Tendon-sheath Drive System45
Nonlinear Optimization for Personalized Path Planning for a Hybrid FES-Exoskeleton System45
Panoptic Nuscenes: A Large-Scale Benchmark for LiDAR Panoptic Segmentation and Tracking45
Leg-KILO: Robust Kinematic-Inertial-Lidar Odometry for Dynamic Legged Robots45
Table of Contents45
LTLDoG: Satisfying Temporally-Extended Symbolic Constraints for Safe Diffusion-Based Planning45
Communication-Efficient Multi-Robot Exploration Using Coverage-Biased Distributed Q-Learning45
A Multi-Configuration Track-Legged Humanoid Robot for Dexterous Manipulation and High Mobility: Design and Development44
$\mathcal {PLC}$-LiSLAM: LiDAR SLAM With Planes, Lines, and Cylinders44
Vision-and-Force-Based Compliance Control for a Posterior Segment Ophthalmic Surgical Robot44
Design of an Accordion-Fold-Inspired Soft Electrohydraulic Actuator for Angular Motion44
Bimanual Grasp Synthesis for Dexterous Robot Hands44
Toward Accurate and Robust Unloading Force Rendering via a Series Elastic Actuator-Driven Body Weight Support System44
Multi-View Depth Estimation by Using Adaptive Point Graph to Fuse Single-View Depth Probabilities44
A Fast and Efficient Attitude Control Algorithm of a Tilt-Rotor Aerial Platform Using Inputs Redundancies44
LoopNet: Where to Focus? Detecting Loop Closures in Dynamic Scenes43
A Simulation Tool for Physics-Informed Control of Biomimetic Soft Robotic Arms43
Precision Coordinated Control of Gantry Multi-Axis Systems With Coupled Dynamics and Prescribed Performance43
An Evaluation Framework of Human-Robot Teaming for Navigation Among Movable Obstacles via Virtual Reality-Based Interactions43
Learning Locomotion for Quadruped Robots via Distributional Ensemble Actor-Critic43
Stochastic Trajectory Optimization for Robotic Skill Acquisition From a Suboptimal Demonstration43
“Don't Forget to Put the Milk Back!” Dataset for Enabling Embodied Agents to Detect Anomalous Situations43
Learning Interaction Regions and Motion Trajectories Simultaneously From Egocentric Demonstration Videos43
Kernel-Based Dynamic Ensemble Technique for Remaining Useful Life Prediction43
A Synchronous-Optimized and Safety-Improved Framework for Human-Robot Interaction in Robot-Assisted Knee Arthroplasty42
Active SLAM With Prior Topo-Metric Graph Starting At Uncertain Position42
A Convex Formulation of Frictional Contact Between Rigid and Deformable Bodies42
SemanticLoop: Loop Closure With 3D Semantic Graph Matching42
A Peristaltic Soft, Wearable Robot for Compression Therapy and Massage42
UE-Extractor: A Grid-to-Point Ground Extraction Framework for Unstructured Environments Using Adaptive Grid Projection42
Learning Hierarchical Graph-Based Policy for Goal-Reaching in Unknown Environments42
A Robust Deformable Linear Object Perception Pipeline in 3D: From Segmentation to Reconstruction41
Fuzzy Ensembles of Reinforcement Learning Policies for Systems With Variable Parameters41
Towards Better Data Exploitation in Self-Supervised Monocular Depth Estimation41
Legged Robot State Estimation With Dynamic Contact Event Information41
Uncertainty-Aware Manipulation Planning Using Gravity and Environment Geometry41
Atmospheric Aerosol Diagnostics With UAV-Based Holographic Imaging and Computer Vision41
SemRaFiner: Panoptic Segmentation in Sparse and Noisy Radar Point Clouds41
Geometric Fabrics: Generalizing Classical Mechanics to Capture the Physics of Behavior41
RA-RRTV*: Risk-Averse RRT* With Local Vine Expansion for Path Planning in Narrow Passages Under Localization Uncertainty41
PRISM-TopoMap: Online Topological Mapping With Place Recognition and Scan Matching40
Continuous Safety Control of Mobile Robots in Cluttered Environments40
Towards an Autonomous Robot-Assistant for Laparoscopy Using Exteroceptive Sensors: Feasibility Study and Implementation40
Priming Robotic Plantarflexor Resistance With Assistance to Improve Ankle Power During Exoskeleton Gait Training40
Chance-Constrained Convex MPC for Robust Quadruped Locomotion Under Parametric and Additive Uncertainties40
Learning Robot Exploration Strategy With 4D Point-Clouds-Like Information as Observations40
WS-OPE: Weakly Supervised 6-D Object Pose Regression Using Relative Multi-Camera Pose Constraints40
MR-GMMapping: Communication Efficient Multi-Robot Mapping System via Gaussian Mixture Model40
A Power-Aware Control Strategy for an Elbow Effort-Compensation Device40
Smooth Parameterization of Rigid-Body Inertia40
Mixing Left and Right-Hand Driving Data in a Hierarchical Framework With LLM Generation40
Internal Pressure Pattern Design for Variable Surface Shapes of Tongue-Type Pneumatic Soft Actuator39
Medical Ultrasound Image Quality Assessment for Autonomous Robotic Screening39
Trident: A Multi-Functional Soft Appendage for Underwater Locomotion and Grasping39
Linear Expressions of Drawbar Pull and Driving Torque for Grouser-Wheeled Planetary Rovers Without Terrain Mechanical Parameters39
Few-Shot Instance Grasping of Novel Objects in Clutter39
Design and Experimental Validation of a Shock-Absorption Mechanism Inspired From the Frog's Forelimbs39
A Springy Leg and a Double Backflip39
Modeling and Implementation of Intra-Hug Gestures During Dialogue for a Huggable Robot39
Equivariant IMU Preintegration with Biases:a Galilean Group Approach38
High-Speed Scooping Through Dynamic Manipulation: Model and Practice38
Monocular 360 Depth Estimation via Spherical Fully-Connected CRFs38
Observability-Aware Online Multi-Lidar Extrinsic Calibration38
Operando Multi-Physical Characterization Using Nanorobotic Manipulation With a Picometer-Scale Positioning Resolution38
Enabling Grasp Synthesis Approaches to Task-Oriented Grasping Considering the End-State Comfort and Confidence Effects38
S$^{2}$ Loop: A Lightweight Spectral-Spatio Loop Closure Detector for Resource-Constrained Platforms38
Utilization of Image/Force/Tactile Sensor Data for Object-Shape-Oriented Manipulation: Wiping Objects With Turning Back Motions and Occlusion38
Engagement Enhancement Based on Bayesian Optimization for Adaptive Assist-as-Needed Controller38
Corrections to “Scooping Manipulation via Motion Control With a Two-Fingered Gripper and Its Application to Bin Picking” [Oct 21 6394-6401]38
Optical Flow-Based Vascular Respiratory Motion Compensation38
Two-Stream Based Multi-Stage Hybrid Decoder for Self-Supervised Multi-Frame Monocular Depth37
Optimistic Reinforcement Learning-Based Skill Insertions for Task and Motion Planning37
How Bad is Selfish Driving? Bounding the Inefficiency of Equilibria in Urban Driving Games37
ST-DepthNet: A Spatio-Temporal Deep Network for Depth Completion Using a Single Non-Repetitive Circular Scanning Lidar37
Learning Failure Prevention Skills for Safe Robot Manipulation37
Learning-Based Efficient Phase- Amplitude Modulation and Hybrid Control for MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment37
Magnetically-Assisted Microfluidic Printing for the Fabrication of Anisotropic Skeletal Muscle Structure36
EFEAR-4D: Ego-Velocity Filtering for Efficient and Accurate 4D Radar Odometry36
Where are You? Unscented Particle Filter for Single Range Relative Pose Estimation in Unobservable Motion Using UWB and VIO36
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Information36
A Benchmark Dataset for Collaborative SLAM in Service Environments36
StROL: Stabilized and Robust Online Learning From Humans36
Load-Carrying Assistance of Articulated Legged Robots Based on Hydrostatic Support36
Learning Policies by Learning Rules36
Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of a Spherical Parallel Link Mechanism With Arc Prismatic Pairs36
Multimodal Active Measurement for Human Mesh Recovery in Close Proximity36
Rigid-Soft Hybrid Suction Cups for Enhanced Anti-Torque and Energy-Efficient Attachment36
MIntNet: Rapid Motion Intention Forecasting of Coupled Human-Robot Systems With Simulation-to-Real Autoregressive Neural Networks36
BEVCon: Advancing Bird's Eye View Perception With Contrastive Learning36
Information-Aware Lyapunov-Based MPC in a Feedback-Feedforward Control Strategy for Autonomous Robots35
Imposing Healthy Hip Motion Pattern and Range by Exoskeleton Control for Individualized Assistance35
Using Mobile AR for Rapid Feasibility Analysis for Deployment of Robots: A Usability Study With Non-Expert Users35
Controllable Clothoid Path Generation for Autonomous Vehicles35
A Compliant Partitioned Shared Control Strategy for an Orbital Robot35
Novel Design of a Cable-Driven Continuum Robot With Multiple Motion Patterns35
Design of a Wearable Mechanism With Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-Based Artificial Muscle for Assisting With Shoulder Abduction35
Design of Human–Machine Compatible Ankle Rehabilitation Robot Based on Equivalent Human Ankle Model35
Overworld: Assessing the Geometry of the World for Human-Robot Interaction35
APP: A* Post-Processing Algorithm for Robots With Bidirectional Shortcut and Path Perturbation35
A Spiny Claws Climbing Robot Based on Self-Sensing Soles35
GNN-Based Decentralized Perception in Multi-Robot Systems for Predicting Worker Actions35
Globally Optimal Fetoscopic Mosaicking Based on Pose Graph Optimisation With Affine Constraints35
Attentive Multimodal Fusion for Optical and Scene Flow35
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