Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Feb 2026

Design and Evolution of a Triad Twisted String Actuator for Controlling a Two Degrees of Freedom Joint: Improving Performance and Simulating Active Transmission Adjustment

in Robot Design

Damian John Crosby
Joaquin Carrasco
William Heath
Lutong Li
Andrew Weightman

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Opinion

Published on 20 Feb 2026

Robots and AI are not one moral category: why the distinction matters for ethical and conscious systems

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Ahmet Küçükuncular

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1776097

184 views

Editorial

Published on 20 Feb 2026

Editorial: Human-centered design for HRI in manufacturing

in Industrial Robotics and Automation

Jose Antonio Mulet Alberola
Ganix Lasa Erle

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1773276

194 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Feb 2026

Optimizing Avian Flight Dynamics with a Synergetic Bio-Inspired and Machine Learning Approach

in Bio-Inspired Robotics

Waleed Khalid
Valentina Leontiuk
Innokentiy A. Kastalskiy
Viktor B Kazantsev

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Feb 2026

Informing Robot Design through Early Public Engagement: Lay Perceptions of Soft versus Rigid Socially Assistive and Rescue Robots

in Soft Robotics

Julius Fenn
Louisa Estadieu
Michael Gorki
Irina Monno
Falk J Tauber (né Esser)
Joscha Teichmann
Shelly Levy-Tzedek
Thomas Speck
Oliver Müller
Andrea Kiesel

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Methods

Accepted on 18 Feb 2026

Legislating the Future for Physical AI in Agile Manufacturing: A Risk-Tiered Governance Framework for Factory Outputs, Actions, and IP

in Industrial Robotics and Automation

Ailing Liang
Chenshuo Li

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Feb 2026

Human-AI Co-Research on Design and Evaluation of Embodied Conversational Agent in Rehabilitation Contexts

in Robot Design

Anna Kostadinova Lekova
Paulina Tsvetanova Tsvetkova
Tsvetelin Pavlov Stefanov

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Perspective

Accepted on 18 Feb 2026

Perspective: LINA's testing infrastructure enables AI to take-off in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Hella Anna Bolck
Fabian Merkli
Janik Vollenweider
Alexander Barden
Martin Jajcay
Peter M. Lenhart
Manuel Renold
Jasmina Bogojeska
Thilo Stadelmann
Michel Guillaume

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Simulating the integration and regulation of human Ia and Ib reflexes on a musculoskeletal robot driven by pneumatic artificial muscles

in Bio-Inspired Robotics

Junqi Wang
Ryu Takahashi
Yiqi Li
Yelin Jiang
Koh Hosoda

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1741690

372 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

SimNav-XR: an extended reality platform for mobile robot simulation using ROS2 and Unity3D

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Prakash Aryan
Sujala Deepak Shetty
V. Kalaichelvi
R. Karthikeyan

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1708161

528 views

Perspective

Published on 18 Feb 2026

ADMIRE: analysis of digitalized human-machine interactions and relations–looking closer at the tacit dimensions of human-machine relations as part of integrated research

in Human-Robot Interaction

Arne Manzeschke
Galia Assadi
Jochen J. Steil
Sonja Spörl

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1747442

168 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Discovery of skill-switching criteria for learning agile quadruped locomotion

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Wanming Yu
Fernando Acero
Vassil Atanassov
Chuanyu Yang
Ioannis Havoutis
Dimitrios Kanoulas
Zhibin Li

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1697159

281 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Feb 2026

Robots, Ledgers, and RevPAR: A Blockchain-Enabled AI–Robotics Conceptual Model for Sustainable Hotel Revenue and Asset Management

in Field Robotics

Leonard A Jackson

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Editorial

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Editorial: Intelligent assistants for all

in Biomedical Robotics

Nils Mandischer
Matthias Kraus
Junpei Zhong
Adriana Tapus

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1797990

166 views

Data Report

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

RAISE-FER: A massive cross-dataset augmented facial expression dataset

in Human-Robot Interaction

Giuseppe Palestra
Domenico Palmisano
Berardina Nadja De Carolis

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Bridging art and AI in the global south: The development of the robot Zequinha considering the grand challenges of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

in Human-Robot Interaction

Ana Claudia Cunha
Elisa Granha Lira
Saulo Dansa Alencar
Roberto Bartholo
Heitor Mansur Caulliraux

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

158 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Data-driven analysis of Armeo Spring performance across neurological disorders: implications for personalized upper limb neurorehabilitation

in Biomedical Robotics

Maria Lui
Desirèe Latella
Luigi Chiricosta
Mauro Botindari
Angelo Quartarone
Mirjam Bonanno
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1773515

458 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Adaptive querying for reward learning from human feedback

in Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Yashwanthi Anand
Nnamdi Nwagwu
Kevin Sabbe
Naomi T. Fitter
Sandhya Saisubramanian

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2025.1734564

449 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Adaptive multi-mode locomotion for bipedal wheel-legged robots via sparse mixture-of-experts deep reinforcement learning

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Pan He
Zeang Zhao
Shengyu Duan
Panding Wang
Hongshuai Lei

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

268 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Effects of Praise from a Social Robot on Task Persistence in 18-to 24-Month-Old Children

in Human-Robot Interaction

Mikako Ishibashi
Yuta Shinya
Yuichiro Yoshikawa
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Shoji Itakura

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

103 views

Perspective

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Toward Personalized Persuasive Social Robots for Behavior Change in Healthcare: A Conceptual Framework

in Human-Robot Interaction

Elie Maalouly
Alessandra Rossi
Silvia Rossi

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

118 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Data Sparse Inference of Operator Spatial Reward Models in Uncertain Environments

in Human-Robot Interaction

Hunter Melchior Ray
Aditya Pandey
Nisar Ahmed

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

297 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Underground mine rescue robotic systems: insights into human-robot information exchange

in Human-Robot Interaction

Roya Bakzadeh
Rana Alhaj-Bedar
Sarah Wilson
Vasileios Androulakis
Hassan Khaniani
Sihua Shao
Mostafa Hassanalian
Pedram Roghanchi

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1698570

746 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Mini-review on Human-centered Assurance in Robot-assisted Orthopedics and Neurosurgery

in Biomedical Robotics

Sue Min Cho
Xinrui Zou
Laura Fleig
Mathias Unberath

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

118 views

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articles

Design and Evolution of a Triad Twisted String Actuator for Controlling a Two Degrees of Freedom Joint: Improving Performance and Simulating Active Transmission Adjustment

Robots and AI are not one moral category: why the distinction matters for ethical and conscious systems

Editorial: Human-centered design for HRI in manufacturing

Optimizing Avian Flight Dynamics with a Synergetic Bio-Inspired and Machine Learning Approach

Informing Robot Design through Early Public Engagement: Lay Perceptions of Soft versus Rigid Socially Assistive and Rescue Robots

Legislating the Future for Physical AI in Agile Manufacturing: A Risk-Tiered Governance Framework for Factory Outputs, Actions, and IP

Human-AI Co-Research on Design and Evaluation of Embodied Conversational Agent in Rehabilitation Contexts

Perspective: LINA's testing infrastructure enables AI to take-off in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

Simulating the integration and regulation of human Ia and Ib reflexes on a musculoskeletal robot driven by pneumatic artificial muscles

SimNav-XR: an extended reality platform for mobile robot simulation using ROS2 and Unity3D

ADMIRE: analysis of digitalized human-machine interactions and relations–looking closer at the tacit dimensions of human-machine relations as part of integrated research

Discovery of skill-switching criteria for learning agile quadruped locomotion

Robots, Ledgers, and RevPAR: A Blockchain-Enabled AI–Robotics Conceptual Model for Sustainable Hotel Revenue and Asset Management

Editorial: Intelligent assistants for all

RAISE-FER: A massive cross-dataset augmented facial expression dataset

Bridging art and AI in the global south: The development of the robot Zequinha considering the grand challenges of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Data-driven analysis of Armeo Spring performance across neurological disorders: implications for personalized upper limb neurorehabilitation

Adaptive querying for reward learning from human feedback

Adaptive multi-mode locomotion for bipedal wheel-legged robots via sparse mixture-of-experts deep reinforcement learning

Effects of Praise from a Social Robot on Task Persistence in 18-to 24-Month-Old Children

Toward Personalized Persuasive Social Robots for Behavior Change in Healthcare: A Conceptual Framework

Data Sparse Inference of Operator Spatial Reward Models in Uncertain Environments

Underground mine rescue robotic systems: insights into human-robot information exchange

Mini-review on Human-centered Assurance in Robot-assisted Orthopedics and Neurosurgery