ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

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MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS

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JMR publishes archival research contributions to the fundamental theory, algorithms, design, manufacture and experimental validation for mechanisms and robots.

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Call for Papers: Joint Special Issue on Design and Control of Responsive Robots
Call for Papers: Joint Special Issue on Design and Control of Responsive Robots

This Joint Special Issue (published over two volumes, one in JCND and the other in JMR) aims to bridge these research fields and bring together the latest research on robot kinematics and dynamics as well as intelligent control and data-driven methods for perception, planning, model identification and control.

Submissions due: June 13, 2022

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Invitation to IDETC-CIE 2022 JMR Journal Spotlights
Invitation to IDETC-CIE 2022 JMR Journal Spotlights

During IDETC-CIE 2022 in St. Louis, JMR's Journal Spotlight session on August 16, 4:10-5:50 PM (Central Time) will feature presentations by Guimin Chen, Xilun Ding, and Jonathan B. Hopkins.

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Selected Papers from IDETC-CIE 2022
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Selected Papers from IDETC-CIE 2022

The ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics invites papers for a Special Issue drawing on papers from the 46th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR), held as part of IDETC-CIE 2022. Submissions due October 15, 2022.

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Best Paper Award
Announcing the 2021 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mention

The 2021 Best Paper Award is given to the paper recognized by the Editor and Editorial Board for its outstanding contribution to the field of mechanisms and robotics published by JMR in 2021.

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Reviewer’s Recognition
Reviewer’s Recognition

The Editor and Editorial Board of the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics would like to thank all of the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in 2021. Serving as reviewers for the journal is a critical service necessary to maintain the quality of our publication and to provide authors with a valuable peer feedback.

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Welcome to JMR's New Associate Editors
Welcome to JMR's New Associate Editors

JMR welcomes Ashis Banerjee, Lionel Birglen, Giulio Reina, Nina Robson, Anupam Saxena, Hao Su, and Asokan Thondiyath to the Editorial Board.

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Call for Papers: Joint Special Issue on Design and Control of Responsive Robots
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Selected Papers from IDETC-CIE 2022
Best Paper Award
Reviewer’s Recognition
Welcome to JMR's New Associate Editors
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JMR continuously publishes special issues in emerging areas. Stay up to date on the latest call for papers if you’d like to submit.
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Special Section on Theory and Design of Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots: Published December 2022

The Special Section on the Theory and Design of Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots is now available on ASME’s Digital Collection. This Special Section features 14 manuscripts and a Guest Editorial and is intended to provide a platform for sharing and presenting new research and solutions for Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots in theory and design.

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November 15, 2022
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Announcing the 2021 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mention

Together with the Editorial Board, I am pleased to announce the winner of JMR’s 2021 Best Paper Award: P. Reinier Kuppens, Miguel A. Bessa, Just L. Herder, and Jonathan B. Hopkins, “Compliant Mechanisms That Use Static Balancing to Achieve Dramatically Different States of Stiffness,” ASME J. Mechanisms Robotics, April 2021; 13(2): 021010.

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April 13, 2022
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The JMR publishes archival research contributions to the fundamental theory, algorithms, design, manufacture and experimental validation for mechanisms and robots. This website is dedicated to sharing highlights of the latest groundbreaking research into mechanisms and robotics theory, design and applications featured in our journal.

Our authors share additional insights into their work as well as photos and videos that further illuminate their research. We hope these deepen your interest in the topics we cover and encourage you to visit our online journal for more complete coverage of these areas. Visit us often for these and other exciting topics and for videos featuring the latest research in mechanisms and robotics or sign up for updates! - Venkat Krovi, Editor

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Volunteer as a Reviewer
The participation of the submitting community of authors is especially important to maintain JMR’s high quality review process. The Editorial Board works hard to procure 2-3 quality reviews for each submitted manuscript. Your considered feedback is critical to maintaining the high quality standards of our flagship journal. We do hope you will accept reviewer invitations when you receive them. If you have not received any reviewer invitations in the recent past please do contact our journal assistant at jmreditors@gmail.com to be added to our reviewer database.
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Quick Facts
The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics publishes research contributions to the fundamental theory, algorithms, and applications for robotic and machine systems.

Frequency: Bimonthly (2016)
Impact Factor: 2.085 (2020)
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Scope
Fundamental theory, algorithms, design, manufacture, and experimental validation for mechanisms and robots; Theoretical and applied kinematics; Mechanism synthesis and design; Analysis and design of robot manipulators, hands and legs, soft robotics, compliant mechanisms, origami and folded robots, printed robots, and haptic devices; Novel fabrication; Actuation and control techniques for mechanisms and robotics; Bio-inspired approaches to mechanism and robot design; Mechanics and design of micro- and nano-scale devices
Diversity and Inclusion
The Technical Committee on Publications and Communications endorses the commitment of ASME to support diversity and to create and ensure inclusive and ethical practices for publishing as well as the science and engineering professions.

Meet the Editorial Board

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australia

Chin-Hsing Kuo

Canada

Clément Gosselin

USA

Panagiotis Artemiadis

USA

James Yang

USA

Jonathan Hopkins

Ireland

Guangbo Hao

China

Kwok Wai Samuel Au

Denmark

Shaoping Bai

USA

Ravi Balasubramanian

USA

Stephen Canfield

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