| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | ORB-SLAM: A Versatile and Accurate Monocular SLAM System | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2015 | 4,585 |
| 2 | ORB-SLAM2: An Open-Source SLAM System for Monocular, Stereo, and RGB-D Cameras | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2017 | 3,975 |
| 3 | Past, Present, and Future of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: Toward the Robust-Perception Age | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2016 | 2,239 |
| 4 | VINS-Mono: A Robust and Versatile Monocular Visual-Inertial State Estimator | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2018 | 2,141 |
| 5 | Tactile Sensing—From Humans to Humanoids | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2010 | 1,379 |
| 6 | Bags of Binary Words for Fast Place Recognition in Image Sequences | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 1,273 |
| 7 | ORB-SLAM3: An Accurate Open-Source Library for Visual, Visual–Inertial, and Multimap SLAM | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2021 | 1,265 |
| 8 | Continuum Robots for Medical Applications: A Survey | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2015 | 1,005 |
| 9 | OctoMag: An Electromagnetic System for 5-DOF Wireless Micromanipulation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2010 | 958 |
| 10 | On-Manifold Preintegration for Real-Time Visual--Inertial Odometry | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2017 | 786 |
| 11 | iSAM: Incremental Smoothing and Mapping | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 770 |
| 12 | The First Takeoff of a Biologically Inspired At-Scale Robotic Insect | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 745 |
| 13 | Visual Place Recognition: A Survey | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2016 | 729 |
| 14 | Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2015 | 688 |
| 15 | Data-Driven Grasp Synthesis—A Survey | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2014 | 681 |
| 16 | Consensus-Based Decentralized Auctions for Robust Task Allocation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 680 |
| 17 | 3-D Mapping With an RGB-D Camera | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2014 | 662 |
| 18 | Design and Control of Concentric-Tube Robots | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2010 | 631 |
| 19 | Inverse Depth Parametrization for Monocular SLAM | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 577 |
| 20 | SVO: Semidirect Visual Odometry for Monocular and Multicamera Systems | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2017 | 570 |
| 21 | Temporal-Logic-Based Reactive Mission and Motion Planning | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 566 |
| 22 | A Positive Pressure Universal Gripper Based on the Jamming of Granular Material | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 543 |
| 23 | Mechanics Modeling of Tendon-Driven Continuum Manipulators | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 517 |
| 24 | A Noninvasive Brain-Actuated Wheelchair Based on a P300 Neurophysiological Protocol and Automated Navigation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 509 |
| 25 | Learning Stable Nonlinear Dynamical Systems With Gaussian Mixture Models | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2011 | 500 |
| 26 | Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 489 |
| 27 | Robot Collisions: A Survey on Detection, Isolation, and Identification | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2017 | 469 |
| 28 | Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation: A Novel Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 430 |
| 29 | FrameSLAM: From Bundle Adjustment to Real-Time Visual Mapping | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 413 |
| 30 | Safety Barrier Certificates for Collisions-Free Multirobot Systems | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2017 | 410 |
| 31 | On the Shared Control of an EMG-Controlled Prosthetic Hand: Analysis of User–Prosthesis Interaction | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 409 |
| 32 | Fast and Incremental Method for Loop-Closure Detection Using Bags of Visual Words | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 400 |
| 33 | Mechanics of Precurved-Tube Continuum Robots | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 400 |
| 34 | Powered Ankle--Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 398 |
| 35 | A Survey on Aerial Swarm Robotics | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2018 | 365 |
| 36 | A Kalman Filter-Based Algorithm for IMU-Camera Calibration: Observability Analysis and Performance Evaluation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 361 |
| 37 | Human-Like Adaptation of Force and Impedance in Stable and Unstable Interactions | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2011 | 360 |
| 38 | A Fully Autonomous Indoor Quadrotor | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 358 |
| 39 | On the Passivity-Based Impedance Control of Flexible Joint Robots | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 351 |
| 40 | A Geometrically Exact Model for Externally Loaded Concentric-Tube Continuum Robots | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2010 | 347 |
| 41 | Methods and Technologies for the Implementation of Large-Scale Robot Tactile Sensors | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2011 | 347 |
| 42 | A Human--Exoskeleton Interface Utilizing Electromyography | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 344 |
| 43 | Design and Analysis of a Totally Decoupled Flexure-Based XY Parallel Micromanipulator | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2009 | 343 |
| 44 | Sensor Planning for a Symbiotic UAV and UGV System for Precision Agriculture | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2016 | 339 |
| 45 | Visual-Inertial-Aided Navigation for High-Dynamic Motion in Built Environments Without Initial Conditions | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 331 |
| 46 | Dynamic Model of a Multibending Soft Robot Arm Driven by Cables | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2014 | 328 |
| 47 | Geometrically Exact Models for Soft Robotic Manipulators | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2008 | 326 |
| 48 | Variable Impedance Control of Redundant Manipulators for Intuitive Human–Robot Physical Interaction | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2015 | 326 |
| 49 | Zebedee: Design of a Spring-Mounted 3-D Range Sensor with Application to Mobile Mapping | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 322 |
| 50 | Design of a Cable-Driven Arm Exoskeleton (CAREX) for Neural Rehabilitation | IEEE Transactions on Robotics | 2012 | 318 |
