Skip to content

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

51.7K
Citations
0
Views
0
Downloads
Submit manuscript

Explore open access research in robotics and AI, advancing autonomous systems, intelligence and human‑robot synergy.

Frontiers in Robotics and AI is a leading multidisciplinary journal focusing on the theory of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, and their applications in robotic systems from biomedical to space robot...

About the journal
  • Submit your research

    Start your submission and get more impact for your research by publishing with us.

  • Author guidelines

    Ready to publish? Check our author guidelines for everything you need to know about submitting, from choosing a journal and section to preparing your manuscript.

  • Editor guidelines

    Reviewing a manuscript? See our editor guidelines for everything you need to know about the Frontiers peer review process.

  • Peer review

    Our rigorous and transparent peer review combines expert assessment with constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.

  • Publishing fees

    Article processing charges apply to articles accepted for publication by our external editors after rigorous peer review.

Editors

View all

Adriana Tapus

École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées

France

Specialty Chief Editor

Human-Robot Interaction

Alessandra Sciutti

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Human-Robot Interaction

Chenguang Yang

Research Institute of Smart Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, SAR China

Specialty Chief Editor

Computational Intelligence in Robotics

Elena De Momi

Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Biomedical Robotics

Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

Toronto Metropolitan University

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Industrial Robotics and Automation

Federica Ferraguti

Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell'Ingegneria

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Biomedical Robotics

367 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Robotics and AI is a leading multidisciplinary journal focusing on the theory of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, and their applications in robotic systems - from biomedical to space robotics. Led by Field Chief Prof Editor Kostas J Kyriakopoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and the DOAJ, among others, and publishes theoretical and applied robotics research which advance technological developments to aid and enhance modern society. Frontiers in Robotics and AI explores robotics technology across multiple, diverse disciplines from biomedical and micro-nano systems to field robotics. Featured disciplines include, but are not limited to: bio-inspired robotics biomedical robotics computational intelligence in robotics field robotics haptics human-robot interaction humanoid robotics industrial robotics multi-robot systems nano- and microrobotics robot design robot learning and evolution robot vision and artificial perception robotic control systems soft robotics space robotics. The journal is particularly interested in research showcasing artificial intelligence as applied to robotics, advancing perception through innovative vision and sensor systems, developing autonomous robot behavior, and establishing novel forms of interaction with the environment and humans. The journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger; SDG 3: good health and well-being; SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities; and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production. Manuscripts that focus solely on health care practices, public health issues, or general medical studies without relevance to robotics are not suitable for publication in this journal. Military applications are out of the scope of this journal. Papers focusing on artificial intelligence must be directly applied in robotics. Similarly, studies that are primarily about human psychology or behavior, without relevance to the development or application of robotics, are also outside the scope of this journal. Frontiers in Robotics and AI is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Robotics and AI is a leading multidisciplinary journal focusing on the theory of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, and their applications in robotic systems - from biomedical to space robotics.

Led by Field Chief Prof Editor Kostas J Kyriakopoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and the DOAJ, among others, and publishes theoretical and applied robotics research which advance technological developments to aid and enhance modern society.

Frontiers in Robotics and AI explores robotics technology across multiple, diverse disciplines from biomedical and micro-nano systems to field robotics. Featured disciplines include, but are not limited to:

bio-inspired robotics

biomedical robotics

computational intelligence in robotics

field robotics

haptics

human-robot interaction

humanoid robotics

industrial robotics

multi-robot systems

nano- and microrobotics

robot design

robot learning and evolution

robot vision and artificial perception

robotic control systems

soft robotics

space robotics.

The journal is particularly interested in research showcasing artificial intelligence as applied to robotics, advancing perception through innovative vision and sensor systems, developing autonomous robot behavior, and establishing novel forms of interaction with the environment and humans.

The journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger; SDG 3: good health and well-being; SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities; and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production.

Manuscripts that focus solely on health care practices, public health issues, or general medical studies without relevance to robotics are not suitable for publication in this journal. Military applications are out of the scope of this journal. Papers focusing on artificial intelligence must be directly applied in robotics. Similarly, studies that are primarily about human psychology or behavior, without relevance to the development or application of robotics, are also outside the scope of this journal.

Frontiers in Robotics and AI is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/about

ISSN
2296-9144
Editor-in-Chief
Kostas J Kyriakopoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Bio-Inspired Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/bio-inspired-robotics

  • Biomedical Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/biomedical-robotics

  • Computational Intelligence in Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/computational-intelligence-in-robotics

  • Field Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/field-robotics

  • Haptics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/haptics

  • Human-Robot Interaction

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/human-robot-interaction

  • Humanoid Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/humanoid-robotics

  • Industrial Robotics and Automation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/industrial-robotics-and-automation

  • Multi-Robot Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/multi-robot-systems

  • Nano- and Microrobotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/nano--and-microrobotics

  • Robot Design

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/robot-design

  • Robot Learning and Evolution

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/robot-learning-and-evolution

  • Robot Vision and Artificial Perception

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/robot-vision-and-artificial-perception

  • Robotic Control Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/robotic-control-systems

  • Soft Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/soft-robotics

  • Space Robotics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/sections/space-robotics

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Registered Report
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Registered Report, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Digital Biography & Library Project (dblp)
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • Inspec
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Scopus
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • PubMed
  • PsycINFO
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
7.0
Impact indicator
1.10
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
51,668

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.7
CiteScore
7.0
Citations
51668
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.