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Science Robotics
Title	Science Robotics
Discipline	Robotics, Engineering
Editor	David A. Weitz
Publisher	American Association for the Advancement of Science
Country	United States
History	2016–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	2473-0465

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Science Robotics

Science Robotics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on robotics research that intersects with engineering, materials science, biology, and medicine. It publishes original research, reviews, and perspectives that connect advances in robotics to applications in fields represented by institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, and University of Oxford. The journal is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and interfaces with communities associated with organizations like IEEE, National Science Foundation, DARPA, and European Research Council.

Overview

Science Robotics covers experimental and theoretical work spanning robotics hardware, control systems, biohybrid devices, soft robotics, swarm systems, and surgical platforms. Typical papers integrate methods and concerns drawn from laboratories at MIT Media Lab, Wyss Institute, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, and Imperial College London. The editorial board includes scholars affiliated with Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, and Carnegie Mellon University. The journal serves readers engaged with conferences and societies such as ICRA (International Conference on Robotics and Automation), IROS (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), Robotics: Science and Systems, and NeurIPS when cross-disciplinary work links learning algorithms to robotic embodiments.

Launched in 2016, the journal emerged amid rapid advances pioneered by groups led by researchers from MIT, Harvard, ETH Zurich, and Stanford University. Its inception paralleled milestones at programs funded by DARPA Robotics Challenge, initiatives at European Commission frameworks such as Horizon 2020, and investments from institutes like Wellcome Trust for biomedical robotics. Early volumes featured contributions connected to technologies advanced at companies including Boston Dynamics, Intuitive Surgical, Soft Robotics Inc., and startups spun out of Harvard Wyss Institute. Editorial policies and scope evolved through interactions with peer venues like Nature, Science, PNAS, and specialty titles published by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.

Core topics include legged locomotion, manipulation, perception, human–robot interaction, and biohybrid systems. Authors often cite methodologies and collaborators from laboratories at Caltech, University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and University of Cambridge. Materials and fabrication advances draw on work from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and corporate research groups at Google DeepMind, Apple Inc., Microsoft Research. Computational threads link to algorithms developed in research hubs around Carnegie Mellon University, University of Washington, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and Facebook AI Research. Cross-disciplinary studies connect to biology groups at Salk Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and clinical centers such as Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Notable papers published in the journal have highlighted soft robotic grippers inspired by work from Harvard University and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, microrobots informed by research at ETH Zurich and Max Planck Society, and surgical robotics innovations linked to teams at Intuitive Surgical and Johns Hopkins University. Highly cited reviews synthesize perspectives drawing on breakthroughs from DARPA Robotics Challenge outcomes, field trials by NASA teams, and translational pathways involving National Institutes of Health funding. Editorials and perspectives have engaged leaders from Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, and funding agencies such as Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Research disseminated through the journal informs commercial and operational systems in sectors represented by corporations like Boston Dynamics, Siemens, ABB Group, General Electric, and Siemens Healthineers. Medical applications have been translated into devices evaluated in clinical trials at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and hospitals affiliated with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Agricultural robotics advances relate to deployments by companies such as John Deere and research at University of California, Davis. Space and exploration applications draw on collaborations with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, European Space Agency, and national programs in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Future work highlighted includes integration of learning-based control from labs at DeepMind and MIT CSAIL with robust hardware from groups at ETH Zurich and Carnegie Mellon University, scaling swarm capabilities explored at Cornell University and University of Southern California, and translating biohybrid constructs advanced by Wyss Institute and Salk Institute into clinical and environmental deployments. Challenges remain in standardization advocated by IEEE, safety certification shaped by FDA pathways, workforce development influenced by programs at Stanford University and MIT, and governance topics addressed by institutions like Chatham House and Brookings Institution.

Category:Robotics journals