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International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (IJHR)
Special Issue on Advances on Humanoid Robot Body-ware Design and Development
Guest Editors: Nikos Tsagarakis, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genoa, Italy Fethi Ben Ouezdou, LISV, Versailles, France
Special Issue Synopsis The creation of humanoid systems which can match the motion, safety, energy efficiency and power autonomy performance of the human being has been the inspiration of the robotic community for many years. The anthropomorphic design, the natural and adaptive locomotion and the human like behaviour and performance are some of the features/challenges that have driven the mechatronic developments of these systems. Despite of the growing number of humanoid systems there is still a significant gap between the current physical capacities and performances of the most advanced humanoid robot body and humans. These physical capabilities are directly related to both the core hardware components technologies such as actuation, sensing, material and structures and the solutions adopted at the mechanism level. Recent advances in all these component technologies have provided a solid foundation for the development of sophisticated humanoid body-ware components leading to new advanced humanoid platforms with improved physical performance.
This special issue will address the latest advances, related works and future research directions in the field of humanoid robot body-ware design and development. Papers for this special issue will be focused on the following main topic: Mechatronic realization of humanoid robots including implementations of:
Contributions in the above areas are expected to highlight novelties in one or more of the following core humanoid body ware component technologies:
Submission of Papers Authors should follow the guideline of International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (IJHR) format described at http://www.worldscinet.com/ijhr/mkt/guidelines.shtml. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscripts through the on-line submission system at http://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhr/default.asp?pg=login.asp with the note "This paper is submitted to the Special Issue on Advances on Humanoid Robot Body-ware Design and Development” according to the following submission schedule: Submission schedule: Manuscript Due: July 1, 2010 |