This Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) brings together eight extended articles from the thirteenth WAFR. While these eight articles span several application domains, they demonstrate advances in automation through algorithmic development and analysis. Nomination to this Special Issue was done in coordination with the entire program committee and guest edited by the four WAFR Co-Chairs. The articles in this Special Issue highlight cutting-edge research in general tools for motion planning, learning, control, manipulation, sensor-based planning, and robotic design.

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2018 年机器人算法基础研讨会 (WAFR) 的客座编辑特刊

本次关于机器人算法基础 (WAFR) 特刊的 IEEE 自动化科学与工程汇刊 (T-ASE) 的研讨会汇集了第十三届 WAFR 的八篇扩展文章。虽然这八篇文章涵盖了多个应用领域，但它们通过算法开发和分析展示了自动化方面的进步。本特刊的提名是与整个计划委员会和由四位 WAFR 联合主席编辑的客座协调完成的。本期特刊中的文章重点介绍了用于运动规划、学习、控制、操纵、基于传感器的规划和机器人设计的通用工具的前沿研究。