Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Bridging art and AI in the global south: The development of the robot Zequinha considering the grand challenges of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

in Human-Robot Interaction

Ana Claudia Cunha
Elisa Granha Lira
Saulo Dansa Alencar
Roberto Bartholo
Heitor Mansur Caulliraux

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Data-driven analysis of Armeo Spring performance across neurological disorders: implications for personalized upper limb neurorehabilitation

in Biomedical Robotics

Maria Lui
Desirèe Latella
Luigi Chiricosta
Mauro Botindari
Angelo Quartarone
Mirjam Bonanno
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1773515

365 views

Opinion

Accepted on 12 Feb 2026

Robots and AI are not one moral category: why the distinction matters for ethical and conscious systems

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Ahmet KÜÇÜKUNCULAR

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Adaptive querying for reward learning from human feedback

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Yashwanthi Anand
Nnamdi Nwagwu
Kevin Sabbe
Naomi T. Fitter
Sandhya Saisubramanian

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1734564

341 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Adaptive multi-mode locomotion for bipedal wheel-legged robots via sparse mixture-of-experts deep reinforcement learning

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Pan He
Zeang Zhao
Shengyu Duan
Panding Wang
Hongshuai Lei

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

211 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Effects of Praise from a Social Robot on Task Persistence in 18-to 24-Month-Old Children

in Human-Robot Interaction

Mikako Ishibashi
Yuta Shinya
Yuichiro Yoshikawa
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Shoji Itakura

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Perspective

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Toward Personalized Persuasive Social Robots for Behavior Change in Healthcare: A Conceptual Framework

in Human-Robot Interaction

Elie Maalouly
Alessandra Rossi
Silvia Rossi

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Data Sparse Inference of Operator Spatial Reward Models in Uncertain Environments

in Human-Robot Interaction

Hunter Melchior Ray
Aditya Pandey
Nisar Ahmed

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

265 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Underground mine rescue robotic systems: insights into human-robot information exchange

in Human-Robot Interaction

Roya Bakzadeh
Rana Alhaj-Bedar
Sarah Wilson
Vasileios Androulakis
Hassan Khaniani
Sihua Shao
Mostafa Hassanalian
Pedram Roghanchi

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1698570

594 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Mini-review on Human-centered Assurance in Robot-assisted Orthopedics and Neurosurgery

in Biomedical Robotics

Sue Min Cho
Xinrui Zou
Laura Fleig
Mathias Unberath

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Perspective

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Operationalising reproducibility in soft robotics

in Soft Robotics

David Howard

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1751222

461 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Entropy-dependent human motor modulation consistent with morphological computation in a single subject

in Soft Robotics

Tsubasa Wakatsuki
Norimasa Yamada

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1734848

453 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Control Flow Graph Based Code Optimization Using Graph Neural Networks

in Multi-Robot Systems

Melih Peker
Ozcan Ozturk

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

3D Path Planning for Robot-assisted Vertebroplasty from Arbitrary Bi-plane X-ray via Differentiable Rendering

in Biomedical Robotics

Blanca Inigo
Benjamin D. Killeen
Rebecca Choi
Michelle Song
Ali Uneri
Majid Khan
Christopher Bailey
Axel Krieger
Mathias Unberath

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Calibration-free per-finger force-feedback slip control for grasping by anthropomorphic hand with tri-axial tactile sensors

in Robotic Control Systems

Dickson Chiu Yu Wong
Zheng H. Zhu

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1735467

869 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

Fibrous contextual embodiments formed by task-invariant continuous blow spinning in dynamic environments

in Soft Robotics

Marie Vihmar
Roman Boiko
Kadri-Ann Pankratov
Friedrich Kaasik
Indrek Must

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

145 views

Systematic Review

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Deep learning-based robotic cloth manipulation applications: systematic review, challenges and opportunities for physical AI

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Ningquan Gu
Mitsuhiro Hayashibe
Kyo Kutsuzawa
Hui Yu

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1752914

886 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

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

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1664334

940 views

Editorial

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Editorial: Integrative approaches with BCI and robotics for improved human interaction

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Hammad Nazeer
Farzan M. Noori
Rayyan Azam Khan

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1785247

715 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Feb 2026

Targetless LiDAR–Camera Extrinsic Calibration via Semantic Distribution Alignment

in Robot Vision and Artificial Perception

Xi Chen
Bingyu Sun

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

323 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Visio-verbal teleimpedance interface: enabling semi-autonomous control of physical interaction via eye tracking and speech

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Henk H. A. Jekel
Alejandro Díaz Rosales
Luka Peternel

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1749105

793 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Modelling C-arm fluoroscopy and operating table kinematics via machine learning

in Biomedical Robotics

Faria Jaheen
Vinod Gutta
Pascal Fallavollita

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1691576

882 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Transforming Customer Experience in Social Robotics through Explainable and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence Over a Decade

in Human-Robot Interaction

Anshu S. Arora
Amit Arora
John R. McIntyre

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

232 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

A substation robot path planning algorithm based on deep reinforcement learning enhanced by ant colony optimization

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Hongwei Zhang
Lijun Sun
Weihong Tan
Siyu Bao
Xing He
Jinguo Chen

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1759501

808 views

2,358 articles

articles

Bridging art and AI in the global south: The development of the robot Zequinha considering the grand challenges of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Data-driven analysis of Armeo Spring performance across neurological disorders: implications for personalized upper limb neurorehabilitation

Robots and AI are not one moral category: why the distinction matters for ethical and conscious systems

Adaptive querying for reward learning from human feedback

Adaptive multi-mode locomotion for bipedal wheel-legged robots via sparse mixture-of-experts deep reinforcement learning

Effects of Praise from a Social Robot on Task Persistence in 18-to 24-Month-Old Children

Toward Personalized Persuasive Social Robots for Behavior Change in Healthcare: A Conceptual Framework

Data Sparse Inference of Operator Spatial Reward Models in Uncertain Environments

Underground mine rescue robotic systems: insights into human-robot information exchange

Mini-review on Human-centered Assurance in Robot-assisted Orthopedics and Neurosurgery

Operationalising reproducibility in soft robotics

Entropy-dependent human motor modulation consistent with morphological computation in a single subject

Control Flow Graph Based Code Optimization Using Graph Neural Networks

3D Path Planning for Robot-assisted Vertebroplasty from Arbitrary Bi-plane X-ray via Differentiable Rendering

Calibration-free per-finger force-feedback slip control for grasping by anthropomorphic hand with tri-axial tactile sensors

Fibrous contextual embodiments formed by task-invariant continuous blow spinning in dynamic environments

Deep learning-based robotic cloth manipulation applications: systematic review, challenges and opportunities for physical AI

Helping or watching it happen: how participants respond to robot failures in a turn-taking game

Editorial: Integrative approaches with BCI and robotics for improved human interaction

Targetless LiDAR–Camera Extrinsic Calibration via Semantic Distribution Alignment

Visio-verbal teleimpedance interface: enabling semi-autonomous control of physical interaction via eye tracking and speech

Modelling C-arm fluoroscopy and operating table kinematics via machine learning

Transforming Customer Experience in Social Robotics through Explainable and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence Over a Decade

A substation robot path planning algorithm based on deep reinforcement learning enhanced by ant colony optimization