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Yang. Intell Robot 2021;1(1):1-2 Intelligence & Robotics
DOI: 10.20517/ir.2021.12

Editorial Open Access

Intelligence and robotics

Simon X. Yang

Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Systems Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Correspondence to: Prof. Simon X. Yang, Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Systems Laboratory, School of Engineering, University
of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph ON N1G 2W1, Canada. E-mail: syang@uoguelph.ca

How to cite this article: Yang SX. Intelligence and robotics. Intell Robot 2021;1(1):1-2. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ir.2021.12

Received: 28 Sep 2021 Accepted: 28 Sep 2021 Available online: 9 Oct 2021

Academic Editor: Hao Zhang Copy Editor: Xi-Jun Chen Production Editor: Xi-Jun Chen

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Intelligence & Robotics. It is my great pleasure and honor to be involved
as the Editor-in-Chief and founder of the new journal Intelligence & Robotics . We are delighted with and
highly grateful to the many colleagues and friends with diversified expertise in intelligence and robotics
worldwide to support the Journal and serve on our editorial board, including advisory board members,
associate editors, and youth editorial board members. We are also immensely grateful for the tremendous
support from our publisher OAE Publishing Inc., USA.

Biological inspiration provides the basis for many aspects of robotics. Robot manipulators were first
developed to approximate the reaching and grasping abilities of the human arm. Walking machines were
attempts to perform some of the locomotion and gait features of living things. Studies of intelligence have
made significant progress in understanding the biological intelligence of various species and developing
innovative artificial and bionic strategies, mechanisms, algorithms, and technologies, with diversified
applications to various fields, particularly robotics. On the other hand, robotics studies have made
remarkable progress in theoretical investment and real-world applications to various industries. There is a
general movement toward service-oriented intelligent robotic systems that require the ability to adapt to
complex dynamic situations and handle various uncertainties, such as self-driving cars. Intelligence will be
essential to these robotic systems performing successfully, as living organisms can adapt to changing
environments that are only partially known and not predictable. Therefore, it is essential to bring experts
from the fields of intelligence and robotics together to accomplish original and innovative achievements.

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