Blog April 11, 2025

In recognition of National Robotics Week (April 5-12), we’ve curated a selection of robotics-focused articles and special issues from Proceedings of the IEEE, ranging from explorations of robotics in 1983 to advancements in surgical robotics in 2022.
This collection offers a glimpse into the evolution of robotics over several decades, showcasing its diverse applications in manufacturing, space exploration, healthcare, and beyond.
Special Issues:
- Surgical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Interventional Medicine (2022)
- Swarming in Natural and Engineered Systems (2011)
- Medical Robotics (2006)
- Multirobot Systems (2006)
- Human Interactive Robots for Psychological Enrichment (2004)
- Networked Intelligent Robots Through the Internet (2003)
- Robotics (1983)
Articles:
- Soft, Wearable Robotics and Haptics: Technologies, Trends, and Emerging Applications (2022)
- Point of View: Swarm Robotics: Past, Present, and Future (2021)
- Tactile Robots as a Central Embodiment of the Tactile Internet (2019)
- A Value-Driven Eldercare Robot: Virtual and Physical Instantiations of a Case-Supported Principle-Based Behavior Paradigm (2019)
- Robotics and AI-Enabled On-Orbit Operations With Future Generation of Small Satellites (2018)
- A Vertical and Cyber–Physical Integration of Cognitive Robots in Manufacturing (2016)
- Intelligent Seven-DoF Robot With Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance and 3-D Object Recognition for Industrial Cyber–Physical Systems in Manufacturing Automation (2016)
- Biomedical Applications of Untethered Mobile Milli/Microrobots (2015)
- Small Brains, Smart Machines: From Fly Vision to Robot Vision and Back Again (2014)
- Cognition-Enabled Autonomous Robot Control for the Realization of Home Chore Task Intelligence (2012)
- Using Socially Assistive Human–Robot Interaction to Motivate Physical Exercise for Older Adults (2012)
- Home-Assistant Robot for an Aging Society (2012)
- Therapeutic Seal Robot as Biofeedback Medical Device: Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluations of Robot Therapy in Dementia Care (2012)
- Interactive Humanoids and Androids: Promise and Reality (2007)
- Robotic Interface for Embodied Interaction via Dance and Musical Performance (2004)
- Diagnosis by a Waiter and a Mars Explorer (2004)
- An Intelligent Robotic System Based on a Fuzzy Approach (1999)
- The Integration of Man And Machine (1962)