Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 78: Modelling, Analysis and Comparison of Robot Energy Consumption for Three-Dimensional Concrete Printing Technology Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050078 Authors: Daniel Kajzr Tomáš Myslivec Josef Černohorský The technology used for the 3D printing of buildings from concrete is currently a very relevant...

Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 77: PARTS—A 2D Self-Reconfigurable Programmable Mechanical Structure Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050077 Authors: Michael Gerbl Michael Pieber Emanuel Ulrich Johannes Gerstmayr Modular self-reconfigurable robots hold the promise of being capable of performing a wide variety of tasks. However, many systems...

Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 76: Porcospino Flex: A Bio-Inspired Single-Track Robot with a 3D-Printed, Flexible, Compliant Vertebral Column Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050076 Authors: Shahab Edin Nodehi Luca Bruzzone Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki Ali Zolfagharian Mahdi Bodaghi This paper is focused on the design and development...

Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 75: Multi-Robot Task Planning for Efficient Battery Disassembly in Electric Vehicles Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050075 Authors: Cansu Erdogan Cesar Alan Contreras Rustam Stolkin Alireza Rastegarpanah With the surging interest in electric vehicles (EVs), there is a need for advancements in the development...

Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 74: Automated Grasp Planning and Finger Design Space Search Using Multiple Grasp Quality Measures Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050074 Authors: Roshan Kumar Hota Gaoyuan Liu Bieke Decraemer Barry Swevels Sofie Burggraeve Tom Verstraten Bram Vanderborght Greet Van de Perre As the industry shifts...

Robotics, Vol. 13, Pages 73: An Aerial Robotic Missing-Person Search in Urban Settings—A Probabilistic Approach Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics13050073 Authors: Cameron Haigh Goldie Nejat Beno Benhabib Autonomous robotic teams have been proposed for a variety of lost-person searches in wilderness and urban settings. In the latter scenarios,...