Construction Robotics - Call for Papers - Adaptive Robots
Guest Editor:
Dr. İremnur Tokaç Çelikyay, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
Submission status: Open | Submission deadline: 15 May 2024
Description
As robotics continue to advance, the roles of automation transcends the traditional task of only following predetermined paths and making decisions is becoming increasingly prominent. Adaptive robotics, has emerged as a field that focuses on enabling robots to respond dynamically to changing environments and tasks. As the demand for versatile and autonomous robotic systems grows across various domains of architecture, engineering, and construction, there is an urgent need to explore the latest advancements, challenges, and innovations in adaptive robotics.
We are excited to announce a special issue of the Journal of Construction Robotics dedicated to the theme of “Adaptive Robotics”. This special issue seeks to showcase cutting-edge research at the intersection of robotics and dynamic adaptation including systems that integrate sensors, environmental or process information, process control algorithms or feedback loops which are designed to emulate the intelligence of human-like decision-making in our ability to adjust our actions as we take in new information.
We invite researchers, scientists, and experts to contribute their original research, reviews, and insights to this special issue covering a wide range of topics including but not limited to:
- Adaptive control algorithms
- Adaptive digital fabrication and manufacturing processes
- Adaptive systems for construction robotics and machinery
- Human-robot interaction
- Multi-robot systems
- Machine reasoning algorithms in adaptive robotic systems
- Robots in creative tasks
- Craftsmanship and robotics
- On-site and off-site adaptive fabrication
- Robots in architecture and design
- Material-informed digital and robotic fabrication
- Dynamic robotic path planning.
Submission guidelines
All papers must be prepared in accordance with the Instructions for Authors at: https://www.springer.com/journal/41693/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab). Authors should submit through the online submission site and select article type “SI - Adaptive Robots".
Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the Special Issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least two independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Final decisions on all papers are made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Meet the Guest Editor:Dr. İremnur Tokaç Çelikyay is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Individualized Production at RWTH-Aachen University, specializing in the fields of architectural robotics, computational fabrication, and human-robot interaction. Her research is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of digital and robotic fabrication systems, emphasizing co-creative synergies among humans, robots, and materials. In her current role at RWTH-Aachen University, she manages a research project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In this project, she focuses on developing decision-making formalisms in computational design and fabrication to enhance the accessibility and usability of robotic systems within creative fields. Prior to her current position, İremnur pursued her Ph.D. at KU Leuven, Belgium, where her research interest was in interactive robotic fabrication systems. During the period of her Ph.D., she established a growing track record of successful international collaborations with prominent experts in the fields of architecture, robotics, and human-computer interaction (HCI). She presented her novel research results and insights in eminent international journals and conferences ranging from the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) to the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Prior to her Ph.D., she earned an M.Sc. degree in MediaArchitecture from Bauhaus University-Weimar, Germany, an M.Sc. degree in Design Computing from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the same institution. This interdisciplinary background has enabled her to develop a unique perspective for advancing the democratization of robotics and computation.