1. From the Editor-in-Chief

   • Kimon P. Valavanis

   EDITORIAL 27 December 2019 Pages: 539 - 539

2. Convergence of Machine Learning and Robotics Communication in Collaborative Assembly: Mobility, Connectivity and Future Perspectives

   • S. H. Alsamhi
   • Ou Ma
   • Mohd. Samar Ansari

   OriginalPaper 16 October 2019 Pages: 541 - 566

3. Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of ROS-Enabled Local and Global Planners in 2D Static Environments

   • Alexandros Filotheou
   • Emmanouil Tsardoulias
   • Loukas Petrou

   OriginalPaper 21 October 2019 Pages: 567 - 601

4. Visual Positioning of Distant Wall-Climbing Robots Using Convolutional Neural Networks

   • Qiang Zhou
   • Xin Li

   OriginalPaper 27 March 2020 Pages: 603 - 613

5. Training the Stochastic Kinetic Model of Neuron for Calculation of an Object’s Position in Space

   • Aleksandra Świetlicka
   • Krzysztof Kolanowski
   • Rafał Kapela

   OriginalPaper Open access 31 July 2019 Pages: 615 - 626

6. A Robust Linear Control Strategy to Enhance Damping of a Series Elastic Actuator on a Collaborative Robot

   • S. Ghidini
   • M. Beschi
   • N. Pedrocchi

   OriginalPaper 16 August 2019 Pages: 627 - 641

7. Guidance Based Lane-Changing Control in High-Speed Vehicle for the Overtaking Maneuver

   • Kawther Osman
   • Jawhar Ghommam
   • Maarouf Saad

   OriginalPaper 11 October 2019 Pages: 643 - 665

8. Towards Skill Transfer via Learning-Based Guidance in Human-Robot Interaction: An Application to Orthopaedic Surgical Drilling Skill

   • Ehsan Zahedi
   • Fariba Khosravian
   • Mehrdad Zadeh

   OriginalPaper 05 November 2019 Pages: 667 - 678

9. A novel Robust Adaptive Control Using RFWNNs and Backstepping for Industrial Robot Manipulators with Dead-Zone

   • Nguyen Xuan Quynh
   • Wang Yao Nan
   • Vu Thi Yen

   OriginalPaper 10 December 2019 Pages: 679 - 692

10. Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Automatic Lift Dropping System for Heavy Trucks

    • Osman Uğur Acar
    • Levent Güvenç
    • Erdinç Altuğ

    OriginalPaper 11 October 2019 Pages: 693 - 703

11. Interval Analysis Technique for Versatile and Parallel Multi-Agent Collision Detection and Avoidance

    • Pranjal Vyas
    • Leena Vachhani
    • K. Sridharan

    OriginalPaper 15 April 2020 Pages: 705 - 720

12. Adaptive Extended State Observer-Based Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Control for the Aircraft Skin Inspection Robot

    • Xuewei Wu
    • Congqing Wang
    • Shaoyang Hua

    OriginalPaper 31 July 2019 Pages: 721 - 732

13. A Comparative Analysis of Pattern Matching Techniques Towards OGM Evaluation

    • E. G. Tsardoulias
    • M. Protopapas
    • L. Petrou

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2019 Pages: 733 - 758

14. Humanoid Robot as a Teacher’s Assistant: Helping Children with Autism to Learn Social and Academic Skills

    • Uvais Qidwai
    • Saad Bin Abul Kashem
    • Olcay Conor

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2019 Pages: 759 - 770

15. 2D Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Control Algorithm Based on IB-LBM and APF Method for a Multi-Joint Snake-Like Robot

    • Dongfang Li
    • Zhenhua Pan
    • Teng Peng

    OriginalPaper 02 January 2020 Pages: 771 - 790

16. Distributed Cooperative Obstacle Avoidance for Mobile Robots Using Independent Virtual Center Points

    • Liwei Zhang
    • Jie Wang
    • Bingwei He

    OriginalPaper 05 September 2019 Pages: 791 - 805

17. Altitude Information Acquisition of UAV Based on Monocular Vision and MEMS

    • Fuxun Gao
    • Chaoli Wang
    • Dongkai Zhang

    OriginalPaper 05 April 2019 Pages: 807 - 818

18. A Decorrelated Distributed EKF-SLAM System for the Autonomous Navigation of Mobile Robots

    • Fujun Pei
    • Mingjun Zhu
    • Xiaoping Wu

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 August 2019 Pages: 819 - 829