The small battery capacities of the mobile robot and the un-optimized planning efficiency of
the industrial robot bottlenecked the time efficiency and productivity rate of coverage tasks in …

Reconfigurable robots have received broad research interest due to the high dexterity they
provide and the complex actions they could perform. Robots with reconfigurability are …

The pavement inspection task, which mainly includes crack and garbage detection, is
essential and carried out frequently. The human-based or dedicated system approach for …

The operation of a ship in the ocean depends crucially on the quality of routine offshore dry
dock maintenance. Automation by robotics is an efficient solution to address the issues of …

Applying the automation in covering the areas entirely eases manual jobs in various
domestic fields such as site investigation, search, rescue, security, cleaning, and …

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, whose transmission can
lead to global pandemics like COVID-19. Contact with contaminated surfaces or objects is …

Path planning is an essential algorithm to help robots complete their task in the field quickly.
However, some path planning algorithms are computationally expensive and cannot adapt …

Self-reconfigurable robots can change their morphology to expose functionality that enables
them to overcome challenges that fixed shape robots are unable to overcome. A …

Purpose Autonomous floor-cleaning robots (AFCRs) have become increasingly popular due
to their ability to provide efficient and effective cleaning without the need for human …

Reconfigurable robots are suitable for cleaning applications due to their high flexibility and
ability to change shape according to environmental needs. However, continuous change in …