Robotics

Robotics is an engineering discipline that integrates mechanical, electrical, and computational systems with control theory to develop autonomous or semi-autonomous machines capable of perceiving and manipulating physical environments.

147.9K

Publications

7.4M

Citations

211K

Authors

14.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

54.1K

Parents

Autonomous SystemsComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechatronics Engineering

Children

Autonomous NavigationDexterous ManipulationLegged RoboticsMappingRobot CalibrationRobot LocalizationRobot ManipulationRobot Motion PlanningRobot NavigationRobot Operating Systems

Publications

147.9K

A new optimizer using particle swarm theory

R.C. Eberhart, James Kennedy · 2002 · 14.9K citations

Computing, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence +12

Coordination of groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest neighbor rules

Ali Jadbabaie, Jie Lin, A. Stephen Morse · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control · 2003 · 8.4K citations · Full text

Computing, Autonomous Systems, Computer Science +17

Probabilistic robotics

Sebastian Thrun · Communications of the ACM · 2002 · 8K citations

Computing, Autonomous Systems, Computer Science +16

A robust layered control system for a mobile robot

Rodney A. Brooks · IEEE Journal on Robotics and Automation · 1986 · 7.7K citations · Full text

Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Systems Engineering +15

Real-Time Obstacle Avoidance for Manipulators and Mobile Robots

Oussama Khatib · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 1986 · 7.6K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +14

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Authors

211K

RS
Roland Siegwart
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
414 publications · 34.6K citations
96
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WB
Wolfram Burgard
University of Freiburg, Germany
278 publications · 45.6K citations
93
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DR
Daniela Rus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
281 publications · 32.1K citations
92
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PA
Pieter Abbeel
University of California, Berkeley, United States
198 publications · 35.4K citations
89
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ST
Sebastian Thrun
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
143 publications · 50.1K citations
87
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Institutions

14.4K

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Venues

The International Journal of Robotics Research
IJRR · 1.8K publications · 246.6K citations
239
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics
1.9K publications · 194.8K citations
202
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
906 publications · 148.7K citations
192
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IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
1.3K publications · 104.4K citations
151
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IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
1.8K publications · 120.6K citations
147
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See also Robotics
Control Systems	Adaptive Control Robust Control Model Predictive Control Feedback Control Sliding Mode Control Gain Scheduling Backstepping Control Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Model Reference Adaptive Control
Perception	Localization Mapping Sensor Fusion Object Detection Visual Slam Semantic Segmentation Instance Segmentation Multi-object Tracking Odometry Estimation Occupancy Grid Mapping Scene Representation
Motion Planning	Trajectory Planning Path Planning Deep Learning Task Planning Collision Avoidance Inverse Kinematics Path Following Artificial Potential Fields Holonomic Constraints Cell Decomposition Self-collision Avoidance
Manipulation	Dexterous Manipulation Motion Planning Adaptive Control Imitation Learning Robotic Grasping In-hand Manipulation Soft Actuation Object Reorientation Contact-aware Trajectory Optimization Reinforcement Learning Task-oriented Grasp Planning
Human-Robot Interaction	Human-robot Interaction Collision Avoidance Collaborative Robotics Human-robot Collaboration Robot Teleoperation Shared Control Separation Monitoring Kinesthetic Teaching Force Limiting Intent Inference Human-robot Interaction Evaluation Shared Decision-making Arbitration