This article is an historical overview of control theory applied to robotic manipulators, with an
emphasis on the early fundamental theoretical foundations of robot control. It discusses …

Robots that have different forms and capabilities are used in a wide variety of situations;
however, one common point to all robots interacting with humans is their ability to …

This brief aims to show that a linear proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller is
theoretically valid for tracking control of robotic manipulators driven by compliant actuators …

This study deals with an underexplored area of the emerging technologies debate: robotics
in the healthcare setting. The author explores the role of care and develops a value …

The effects of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) on the job market are matters of great
social concern. Economists and technology experts are debating at what rate, and to what …

With the emergence of more challenging contexts for robotics, the mechanical design of
robots is becoming more and more complex. Moreover, their missions often involve …

In this letter a novel method for accurate and high-bandwidth real-time monitoring of robot
collisions is presented. To the authors' knowledge this is the first time the so called direct …

This paper addresses the problem of adaptive trajectory control of space manipulators that
exhibit elastic vibrations in their joints and that are subject to parametric uncertainties and …

This article studies the control problem for nonlinear uncertain systems with measurement
uncertainty. By seizing the equivalent total effect of multiple uncertainties in both dynamics …

This work spans and combines a wide range of research topics. In order to classify this work
within the robotics research landscape, this chapter provides a survey about all adjoining …