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September 2025

Rise of the Robochemist

Chemistry, a long-standing discipline, has histor- ically relied on manual and often time-consuming processes. While some automation exists, the field is now on the cusp of a significant evolution driven by the integration of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), giving rise to the concept of the robochemist: a new paradigm where autonomous systems assist in designing, executing, and analyzing experiments. Robo- chemists integrate mobile manipulators, advanced perception, teleoperation, and data-driven protocols to execute experiments with greater adaptability, reproducibility, and safety.

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September 2025

Why the World Needs a Flying Robot Baby iRonCub3 could be the future of disaster-response robots

One of the robotics projects that I’ve been most excited about for years now is iRonCub, from Daniele Pucci’s Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, Italy. Since 2017, Pucci has been developing a jet-propulsion system that will enable an iCub robot (originally designed in 2004 to be the approximate shape and size of a 5-year-old child) to fly like Iron Man.

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16 December 2025
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20 November 2025
Output Feedback Control for PAM-Actuated Parallel Robots With Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Neural Networks
By mimicking the movement of biological muscles, pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are developed as a novel type of bionic actuator known for their compliance and high safety; however, the inherent characteristics of PAMs (e.g., hysteresis and creep) increase the difficulty in modeling and control. Moreover, unmodeled dynamics in PAM-actuated parallel...

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27 December 2024
Human-Following Control Method Based on Adaptive Recurrent PID Controller With Self-Tuning Filter
The research on human-following robot is important for practical applications. It is a hot field of human–machine technology. This article proposes an adaptive recurrent proportional integral differential (PID) control algorithm with self-tuning filter based on vision to address the issue of insufficient recognition accuracy of specific following targets in the...
27 December 2024
Cognitive Load-Based Affective Workload Allocation for Multihuman Multirobot Teams
The interaction and collaboration between humans and multiple robots represent a novel field of research known as human multirobot systems. Adequately designed systems within this field allow teams composed of both humans and robots to work together effectively on tasks, such as monitoring, exploration, and search and rescue operations. This...
19 December 2024
Modeling Shared Control System Between Human Pilot and Autopilot for a Carrier-Based Aircraft Landing Task
This article proposes a shared control system model between the human pilot and autopilot for the special issue of carrier-based aircraft landing task. A key point of the shared and cooperative control is that the decision-sharing system depends on the longitudinal safety boundaries for manual/automatic landing. Two strategies of the...
11 December 2024
Fatigue Assessment and Control With Lower Limb Exoskeletons
Acknowledging the vital importance of fatigue management for improving rehabilitation results, customizing treatment, safeguarding patient well-being, and enhancing the quality of life of hemiplegic patients, this study presents the development of a tailored fatigue model and a corresponding human-in-the-loop (HiL) control system for exoskeleton-assisted walking. For this, the selected three-compartment...
04 December 2024
A Game-Theoretic Model of Trust in Human–Robot Teaming: Guiding Human Observation Strategy for Monitoring Robot Behavior
In scenarios involving robots generating and executing plans, conflicts can arise between cost-effective robot execution and meeting human expectations for safe behavior. When humans supervise robots, their accountability increases, especially when robot behavior deviates from expectations. To address this, robots may choose a highly constrained plan when monitored and a...

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10 January 2025
FingHV: Efficient Sharing and Fine-Grained Scheduling of Virtualized HPU Resources
While artificial intelligence (AI) technology has advanced in real-world applications, there is a strong motivation to develop hybrid systems where AI algorithms and humans collaborate, promoting more human-centered approaches in AI system design. This has led to the emergence of a novel human-machine computing (HMC) paradigm, which combines human cognitive...
19 June 2023
Novel LKF Method on H∞ Synchronization of Switched Time-Delay Systems
This article investigates $H_{infty }$ global asymptotic synchronization (GAS) of switched nonlinear systems with delay. By introducing mode-dependent double event-triggering mechanisms (DETMs), the communication resources in both system–controller (S-C) channel and controller–actuator (C-A) channel are saved as much as possible. By designing a new multiple Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF) with time-varying...
18 June 2023
Cooperative Game-Based Approximate Optimal Control of Modular Robot Manipulators for Human–Robot Collaboration
Major challenges of controlling human–robot collaboration (HRC)-oriented modular robot manipulators (MRMs) include the estimation of human motion intention while cooperating with a robot and performance optimization. This article proposes a cooperative game-based approximate optimal control method of MRMs for HRC tasks. A harmonic drive compliance model-based human motion intention estimation...
16 June 2023
Modeling Based on a Two-Step Parameter Identification Strategy for Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Considering Dynamic Phase Transition Process
Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a promising candidate for actuation in light-driven soft robot applications. Due to the fact that LCE has complex hysteretic nonlinearities, which are highly dependent on the environment, modeling of actuators made of LCE is a very challenging issue. In this article, a model is proposed...
20 May 2023
Robust Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control for a Riser-Vessel System With Input Hysteresis and Time-Varying Output Constraints
Recently, with the development of the marine economy, marine risers have garnered increasing attention as they present facile and reliable methods for oil and gas transportation. However, these risers are susceptible to vibrations, which can lead to system performance degradation and fatigue damage. Therefore, effective vibration control strategies are required...

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12 November 2024
Linking Across Data Granularity: Fitting Multivariate Hawkes Processes to Partially Interval-Censored Data
The multivariate Hawkes process (MHP) is widely used for analyzing data streams that interact with each other, where events generate new events within their own dimension (via self-excitation) or across different dimensions (via cross excitation). However, in certain applications, the timestamps of individual events in some dimensions are unobservable, and...
11 November 2024
On Evolutionary Analysis of Customer Purchasing Behavior by the Supervision of E-Commerce Platforms
As Internet technology undergoes rapid development and widespread adoption, e-commerce emerges as a pivotal component of the platform economy, permeating various facets of daily life. However, due to the influence of time, space, and other factors, the problem of integrity becomes severe in the real trading environment. As the platforms,...
11 November 2024
Review of Advancements in Depression Detection Using Social Media Data
A large population embraced social media to share thoughts, emotions, and daily experiences through text, images, audio, or video posts. This user-generated content (UGC) serves various purposes, including user profiling, sentiment analysis, and disease detection or tracking. Notably, researchers recognized the potential of UGC for assessing mental health due to...
08 November 2024
A Classification-Based Product Selection Method Based on Online Reviews on Multifaceted Attributes
While the development of e-commerce brings convenience to consumers, a large quantity of products and information increase the difficulty of making purchase decisions. This study constructs a classification-based product selection method driven by online reviews to assist consumers in making purchase decisions. First, the multifaceted attribute evaluations of products are...
08 November 2024
Effective Analysis of Machine and Deep Learning Methods for Diagnosing Mental Health Using Social Media Conversations
The increasing incidence of mental health issues demands innovative diagnostic methods, especially within digital communication. Traditional assessments are challenged by the sheer volume of data and the nuanced language found on social media and other text-based platforms. This study seeks to apply machine learning (ML) to interpret these digital narratives...

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  • Message from 2026 IEEE SMC Society President – Saeid Nahavandi

    It is both an honour and a privilege to serve as President of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society in 2026. I step into this role with deep enthusiasm and optimism for what we can achieve together. The year ahead presents a pivotal opportunity to strengthen our Society’s impact at the intersection of...

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  • eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 87, December 2025

    Summary of the Latest Issue of the eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 87, December 2025 Editorial Welcome from the EiC Featured Article Humanoid Robotics: From Engineering to Daily Partners by Samer AlFayad, Maya Sleiman, Feilong Wang and Hang Su Academic Corner Meet SMC Member Prof. Huadong Mo Meet SMC Member Prof. Shichun Yang...

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  • eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 86, September 2025

    Summary of the Latest Issue of the eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 86, September 2025 Editorial Welcome from the EiC Featured Article The Rise of the RoboChemist by Jihong Zhu and colleagues Academic Corner Meet SMC Member Marta Lagomarsino Meet SMC Member Giuseppe D’Aniello Meet SMC Member Edmar Gurjão Industry Corner Interview with...

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  • eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 85, June 2025

    Summary of the Latest Issue of the eNewsletter of the IEEE SMC Society, Issue 85, June 2025 Editorial Welcome from the EiC Featured Article Multi-Agent Systems Meet Large Language Models: Architectures, Synergies, and Future Directions by Qimeng Li, Raffaele Gravina, Giancarlo Fortino Academic Corner Meet SMC Member Yaoping Hu Meet SMC Member Antonio Guerrieri Industry...

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