Although recent decades have witnessed significant success in deploying robots and autonomous systems in laboratory developments, manufacturing plants, transportation, and home applications, the systems lack the intelligence and robustness to operate reliably in unstructured environments and under adverse conditions. When humans…

Robotics has the capability to enhance human abilities in unparalleled ways. The integration of advanced sensors and precise actuators has established the foundation for robots to attain these capabilities, as evidenced by their presence in factories and, in limited cases, in home settings. Nevertheless, in unpredictable…