OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Intelligent Service Robotics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Enhanced UAV localization in GPS-denied environments using acoustic TDOA and EKF integration	229
Robotic needle steering: state-of-the-art and research challenges	61
Simple and effective strategies to pick up foods for a meal assistant robot integrated with an integrated spoon and chopstick mechanism	51
Editorial from the new Editor-in-Chief	45
Editorial: Task planning and motion control problems of service robots in human-centered environments	42
Dynamic modulation of multi-task priority for controlling redundancy insufficient robots	29
Human–robot interaction through joint robot planning with large language models	21
Novel bio-inspired variable stiffness soft actuator via fiber-reinforced dielectric elastomer, inspired by Octopus bimaculoides	19
Towards long-distance inspection for in-pipe robots in water distribution systems with smart motion facilitated by particle filter and multi-phase motion controller	17
Real-time prediction of walking state and percent of gait cycle for robotic prosthetic leg using artificial neural network	16
A hierarchical approach for updating targeted person states in human-following mobile robots	16
Tactile object recognition in early phases of grasping using underactuated robotic hands	15
A few-shot learning framework for planar pushing of unknown objects	13
Exploring unknown environments: motivated developmental learning for autonomous navigation of mobile robots	13
Design, simulation, and experimental evaluation of a light weight, and wearable cable driven ForeWrist exoskeleton robot for assistance and rehabilitation	12
Correction: Distance estimation with semantic segmentation and edge detection of surround view images	12
Model-aided and vision-based navigation for an aerial robot in real-time application	11
Enabling landings on irregular surfaces for unmanned aerial vehicles via a novel robotic landing gear	11
Correction to: Design and architecture of a slender and flexible underwater robot	11
Execution and perception of upper limb exoskeleton for stroke patients: a systematic review	10
Genetic fuzzy-based method for training two independent robots to perform a cooperative task	10
Dynamic liquid volume estimation using optical tactile sensors and spiking neural network	9
Multi-agent flocking with obstacle avoidance and safety distance preservation: a fuzzy potential-based approach	9
Human motion quality and accuracy measuring method for human–robot physical interactions	9
Toward a conversational model for counsel robots: how different question types elicit different linguistic behaviors	9

Scan corner of context: a novel corner feature rotation-invariant descriptor for loop closure detection from 3D LiDAR data	9
ILC-driven control enhancement for integrated MIMO soft robotic system	9
Imaging radar and LiDAR image translation for 3-DOF extrinsic calibration	9
Pas: a scale-invariant approach to maritime search and rescue object detection using preprocessing and attention scaling	8
Reinforced bidirectional artificial muscles: enhancing force and stability for soft robotics	8
Drone-robot to install aerial marker balls for power lines	8
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of path planning	7
Posture stabilizing control of quadruped robot based on cart-inverted pendulum model	7
Autonomous gait switching method and experiments of a hexapod walking robot for Mars environment with multiple terrains	7
Robust and correspondence-free point cloud registration: an extended approach with multiple hypotheses evaluation	7
Design and architecture of a slender and flexible underwater robot	7
Magnetorheological damper for vibration reduction in a robot arm	6
A Methodology for end user programming of ROS-based service robots using jigsaw metaphor and ontologies	6
Editorial	6
Sca-pose: category-level 6D pose estimation with adaptive shape prior based on CNN and graph convolution	6
Decentralized multi-robot formation control in environments with non-convex and dynamic obstacles based on path planning algorithms	6
Trajectory tracking of mobile robots using hedge-agebras-based controllers	6
Correction to: Editorial Expression of Concern: Trajectory tracking system of wheeled robot based on immune algorithm and sliding mode variable structure	6
Finite-time sliding mode Control strategies for perturbed input-constrained nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems with variable-time communication delays	6
Multi-robot task allocation problem with multiple nonlinear criteria using branch and bound and genetic algorithms	6
Development of the sub-10 cm, sub-100 g jumping–crawling robot	5
A gamified social robotics platform for intensive therapies in neurorehabilitation	5
Autonomous vehicle lane-change maneuver accounting for emotion-induced driving behavior in other vehicles	5
Automatic spraying motion planning of a shotcrete manipulator	5
Generative replay for multi-class modeling of human activities via sensor data from in-home robotic companion pets	5
Search trajectory with twisting motion for dual peg-in-hole assembly	5
Enhanced flexible vibrotactile actuator based on dielectric elastomer with propylene carbonate	5
Robot-assisted language assessment: development and evaluation of feasibility and usability	5
Model-aided 3D shape and force estimation of continuum robots based on Cosserat rod theory and using a magnetic localization system	4
A ROS-based distributed multi-robot localization and orientation strategy for heterogeneous robots	4
Improving reinforcement learning based moving object grasping with trajectory prediction	4
Leveraging single-shot detection and random sample consensus for wind turbine blade inspection	4
Empowering robots with social cues: an initiative pose control framework for human–robot interaction	4
IQ-VIO: adaptive visual inertial odometry via interference quantization under dynamic environments	4
Detecting deformation of a soft cylindrical structure using piezoelectric sensors	4
An improved Quick Informed-RRT* algorithm based on hybrid bidirectional search and adaptive adjustment strategies	4