Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Custom UAV with model predictive control for autonomous static and dynamic trajectory tracking in agricultural fields

in Field Robotics

Veera Venkata Ram Murali Krishna Rao Muvva
Kunjan Theodore Joseph
Yogesh Chawla
Santosh Pitla
Marilyn Wolf

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1694952

585 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Evaluating human perceptions of android robot facial expressions based on variations in instruction styles

in Human-Robot Interaction

Ayaka Fujii
Carlos Toshinori Ishi
Kurima Sakai
Tomo Funayama
Ritsuko Iwai
Yusuke Takahashi
Takatsune Kumada
Takashi Minato

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1728647

376 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

From complexity to commercial readiness: industry insights on bridging gaps in human-robot interaction and social robot navigation

in Human-Robot Interaction

Lina Moe
Benjamin Greenberg

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1711675

199 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Exploring the ethical, legal, and social implications of cybernetic avatars

in Human-Robot Interaction

Ryuma Shineha

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Helping or Watching it Happen: How Participants Respond to Robot Failures in a Turn-Taking Game

in Human-Robot Interaction

Samantha Stedtler
Katherine Harrison
Valentina Fantasia

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Public Acceptance of Cybernetic Avatars in the Service Sector: Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey

in Human-Robot Interaction

Laura Aymerich-Franch
Tarek Taha
Takahiro Miyashita
Hiroko Kamide
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Paolo Dario

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

EMG-Controlled Knee Orthosis Lowers Effort in Sit-to-Stand

in Biomedical Robotics

Marc-Anton Scheidl
Kristin Schuh
Marek Sierotowicz
Marcel Betsch
Claudio Castellini

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Understanding accounting professionals' intention to adopt Robotic Process Automation: A TOE-Based empirical assessment from an emerging country

in Industrial Robotics and Automation

Nusirat Ojuolape Gold
Husain Coovadia
Katlego Thipe

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Coulomb Force-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning for Effective and Explainable Robotic Motion Planning

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Sirui Song
Trevor Bihl
Jundong Liu

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Review

Accepted on 12 Dec 2025

Food's Future: Sustainability and Agricultural Robotics

in Field Robotics

Sindiso Mpenyu Nleya
Siqabukile Ndlovu
Mthulisi Velempini

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

408 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Dec 2025

Accuracy of Robot-assisted anterior transpedicular screws in the subaxial cervical spine: an experimental study on human specimens

in Biomedical Robotics

Cong Lin
Xiaowei Sun
Xiaolu Xi
Ke Yuan
Yajing Cao
Qiang Xie
Yue Zhu

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

133 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Exploring companion robots for children with autism spectrum disorder: a reflexive thematic analysis in specialist dental care

in Human-Robot Interaction

Sofia Thunberg
Erik Lagerstedt
Anna Jönsson
Anna Lena Sundell

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1659784

570 views

Editorial

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Editorial: Theory of mind in robots and intelligent systems

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Nikolos Gurney
Dana Hughes
David V. Pynadath
Ning Wang

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1750134

484 views

Review

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Social robot navigation: a review and benchmarking of learning-based methods

in Human-Robot Interaction

Rashid Alyassi
Cesar Cadena
Robert Riener
Diego Paez-Granados

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1658643

857 views

Technology and Code

Accepted on 10 Dec 2025

FORMIGA: A Fleet Management Framework for Sustainable Human–Robot Collaboration in Field Robotics

in Field Robotics

Beril Yalcinkaya
Micael Couceiro
Salviano Soares
Antonio Valente

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

147 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Dec 2025

PVDF-based flexible piezoelectric tactile sensor for slip estimation using robotic gripper

in Soft Robotics

Muhammad Hisyam Rosle
Abdul Rashid Saffiai
Abdul Nasir
Muhammad Nur Farhan Saniman

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1691688

640 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Machine learning approach to gait analysis for Parkinson’s disease detection and severity classification

in Biomedical Robotics

Rohit Mittal
Nikunj Agarwal
Manan Dubey
Vibhakar Pathak
Praveen Shukla
Geeta Rani
Eugenio Vocaturo
Ester Zumpano

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1623529

605 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Editorial: Interactive robots for healthcare and participation

in Biomedical Robotics

Sebastian Schneider
David Silvera-Tawil
Anna-Lisa Vollmer
Ann Majewicz Fey

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1750188

669 views

Editorial

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Editorial: Wearables for human-robot interaction and collaboration

in Robot Design

Xin Zhang
Anany Dwivedi
Yuquan Leng
Minas Liarokapis
Gustavo J. G. Lahr

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1753153

393 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

LG-H-PPO: Offline Hierarchical PPO for Robot Path Planning on a Latent Graph

in Robot Learning and Evolution

翔韩

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

187 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Solving Robotics Tasks with Prior Demonstration via Exploration-Efficient Deep Reinforcement Learning

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Chengyandan Shen
Christoffer Sloth

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

119 views

Editorial

Accepted on 05 Dec 2025

Editorial: The Agency of Educational Artifacts: Reimagining the Role of Robots in Cognitive Development

in Human-Robot Interaction

Maria Impedovo

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

174 views

Editorial

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Editorial: Exploring burrowing in biological and robotic systems

in Bio-Inspired Robotics

Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1730533

873 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Energy-conscious scheduling in edge environments: hybridization of traditional control and DE algorithm

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Kun Ma
Lingyu Xu

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1656516

883 views

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Custom UAV with model predictive control for autonomous static and dynamic trajectory tracking in agricultural fields

Evaluating human perceptions of android robot facial expressions based on variations in instruction styles

From complexity to commercial readiness: industry insights on bridging gaps in human-robot interaction and social robot navigation

Exploring the ethical, legal, and social implications of cybernetic avatars

Helping or Watching it Happen: How Participants Respond to Robot Failures in a Turn-Taking Game

Public Acceptance of Cybernetic Avatars in the Service Sector: Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey

EMG-Controlled Knee Orthosis Lowers Effort in Sit-to-Stand

Understanding accounting professionals' intention to adopt Robotic Process Automation: A TOE-Based empirical assessment from an emerging country

Coulomb Force-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning for Effective and Explainable Robotic Motion Planning

Food's Future: Sustainability and Agricultural Robotics

Accuracy of Robot-assisted anterior transpedicular screws in the subaxial cervical spine: an experimental study on human specimens

Exploring companion robots for children with autism spectrum disorder: a reflexive thematic analysis in specialist dental care

Editorial: Theory of mind in robots and intelligent systems

Social robot navigation: a review and benchmarking of learning-based methods

FORMIGA: A Fleet Management Framework for Sustainable Human–Robot Collaboration in Field Robotics

PVDF-based flexible piezoelectric tactile sensor for slip estimation using robotic gripper

Machine learning approach to gait analysis for Parkinson’s disease detection and severity classification

Editorial: Interactive robots for healthcare and participation

Editorial: Wearables for human-robot interaction and collaboration

LG-H-PPO: Offline Hierarchical PPO for Robot Path Planning on a Latent Graph

Solving Robotics Tasks with Prior Demonstration via Exploration-Efficient Deep Reinforcement Learning

Editorial: The Agency of Educational Artifacts: Reimagining the Role of Robots in Cognitive Development

Editorial: Exploring burrowing in biological and robotic systems

Energy-conscious scheduling in edge environments: hybridization of traditional control and DE algorithm