Science Robotics

Science Robotics is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), launched in 2016 and covering the traditional disciplines of robotics and emerging technologies closely related to robotics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 25.5《科学·机器人学》是由（American Association for the Advancement of Science，AAAS）出版、2016 年创刊的月刊同行评审机器人学期刊，涵盖机器人学的传统学科以及与机器人学密切相关的新兴技术，2025 年影响因子为 25.5。

Scope

• It publishes original, peer-reviewed, science- and engineering-based research articles that advance the field of robotics and bear the quality hallmark of the Science family of journals该刊刊载原创的同行评审科学研究与工程研究论文，推动机器人学领域发展，并秉承（Science）系列期刊的品质标志。
• It is a multidisciplinary research journal covering both traditional robotics disciplines and emerging technologies closely related to robotics该刊是跨学科研究期刊，既涵盖机器人学的传统学科，也涵盖与机器人学密切相关的新兴技术。
• Subject areas include artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, biohybrid robots, exoskeletons, humanoids, medical robots, micro- and nano-robotics, motion planning and control, and prosthetics主题涵盖人工智能、自动驾驶车辆、生物混合机器人、外骨骼、人形机器人、医疗机器人、微纳机器人、运动规划与控制以及假肢。^[1]
• It also covers sensors, actuation, materials, power and propulsion systems and the science of human-robot interfaces and interactions该刊还涵盖传感器、驱动、材料、动力与推进系统，以及人机接口与交互的科学。
• Advances reported may arise from breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, systems design, materials science, new sensors, propulsion systems, advanced actuators, enhanced reliability and the science of human-robotic interfaces其报道的进展可能源自人工智能、系统设计、材料科学、新型传感器、推进系统、先进执行器、可靠性提升以及人机交互科学的突破。
• It is published monthly, with 12 issues per year, and research becomes free to read with registration one year after publication该刊按月出版，每年出版 12 期；发表满一年的研究内容注册后即可免费阅读。

History

• It was announced in 2016 as a new member of the Science family of journals and published its first issue on 6 December 2016, Volume 1, Issue 1该刊于 2016 年作为（Science）系列期刊的新成员宣布创办，首期于 2016 年 12 月 6 日以第 1 卷第 1 期出版。^[2]
• It was launched with the motto Science for Robotics and Robotics for Science, set out in its first editorial该刊以（Science for Robotics and Robotics for Science）为箴言创刊，这一理念在其首篇社论中提出。
• Its founding editor was Guang-Zhong Yang of Imperial College London, who directed the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery and now leads the Institute of Medical Robotics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University其创刊主编为（Imperial College London）的 Guang-Zhong Yang，他曾执掌 Hamlyn 机器人手术中心，现任（Shanghai Jiao Tong University）医学机器人研究所所长。
• During its first five years it grew into a premier journal in robotics, and it marked its fifth anniversary in December 2021创刊头五年里，该刊成长为机器人学领域的旗舰期刊，并于 2021 年 12 月迎来创刊五周年。^[3]
• It is published by AAAS, the publisher of the Science family of journals, which also includes Science Signaling, Science Translational Medicine and Science Immunology该刊由（AAAS）出版，该机构也是（Science）系列期刊的出版方，该系列还包括（Science Signaling）、（Science Translational Medicine）与（Science Immunology）。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 25.5, ranking first among 48 robotics journals其 2025 年影响因子为 25.5，在 48 种机器人学期刊中排名第一。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is H. Holden Thorp, who also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals at AAAS in Washington, DC现任主编为 H. Holden Thorp，他同时担任（AAAS）位于华盛顿特区的（Science）系列期刊主编。
• The journal's editor is Amos Matsiko, based in Cambridge, UK, who handles artificial intelligence, medical robots, micro- and nano-robotics and motion planning and control该刊编辑为 Amos Matsiko，驻英国剑桥，负责人工智能、医疗机器人、微纳机器人以及运动规划与控制方向。
• Its founding editor Guang-Zhong Yang remains involved as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board and is a leading figure in medical and micro-robotics其创刊主编 Guang-Zhong Yang 仍以科学顾问委员会成员身份参与，是医疗机器人与微型机器人领域的领军人物。
• The Scientific Advisory Board includes robotics researchers such as Henrik Christensen, Steve Collins, Robin Murphy and Robert Wood科学顾问委员会成员包括 Henrik Christensen、Steve Collins、Robin Murphy 与 Robert Wood 等机器人学研究者。
• Every research article is peer reviewed, and the journal maintains the rigorous editorial standards of the Science family所有研究论文均经同行评审，该刊维持（Science）系列的严格编辑标准。