[Journals] CFP: Deadline extended. Special Issue on 'Social Robot Navigation – Opportunities, Algorithms, Tools, and Systems'

[Allan Wang]

Dear fellow roboticists,

Upon multiple requests, we have extended the deadline to 16 February 2026.

We are bringing key social navigation researchers together in a focused special issue on “Social Robot Navigation – Opportunities, Algorithms, Tools, and Systems”, in Frontiers in Robotics and AI.

We cordially invite you to contribute a submission to our special issue. Please find all information about the opportunity on our special issues' website: https://www.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/68960

If you plan to contribute, please register your interest by clicking "Participate in this topic".

Timeline:

The Special Issue operates on a rolling submission basis, through Spring 2026:

- Last abstract submission for the year: 9 February 2026

- Last manuscript submission for the year: 16 February 2026

Topic Editors:

- Allan Wang (Miraikan)

- Phani Teja Singamaneni (Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture Des Systèmes (LAAS))

- Jonathan Francis (Bosch Center for AI + Carnegie Mellon University)

- Dražen Brščić (Kyoto University)

Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Allan

[Allan Wang]