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Soft Computing in Robotics: A Decade Perspective

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Applications of Robotics in Industry Using Advanced Mechanisms (ARIAM 2019)

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As soft computing deals with development of approximate models in finding solutions to real world problems, it is considered as one of the emerging area of research in all fields of engineering and sciences. Because of rapid development in mechanization, vast research has also been carried out by the researchers in the field of robotics for the development of robots in various applications such as industry, medical, rehabilitation, agriculture, military etc. to assist human being. In this paper, a comprehensive analytical perspective of soft computing techniques and their application in robotics has been illustrated. Further, the analysis is a witness of the fact that problems emerging in the robotics can be solved aptly using soft computing techniques. Also, this paper sheds light on various issues and challenges of the discussed research area to demonstrate the dominance of soft computing techniques in the development of various applications in robotics.

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    H. Swapna Rekha & Janmenjoy Nayak

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Swapna Rekha, H., Nayak, J., Naik, B., Pelusi, D. (2020). Soft Computing in Robotics: A Decade Perspective. In: Nayak, J., Balas, V., Favorskaya, M., Choudhury, B., Rao, S., Naik, B. (eds) Applications of Robotics in Industry Using Advanced Mechanisms. ARIAM 2019. Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30271-9_6

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