Control engineering

Aerospace engineering

Teleoperation

Underactuation

Variety (cybernetics)

Engineering

Artificial intelligence

Computer science

Thrust

Robot manipulator

Robotics

Robot

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

This article analyzes the evolution and current trends in aerial robotic manipulation, comprising helicopters, conventional underactuated multirotors, and multidirectional thrust platforms equipped with a wide variety of robotic manipulators capable of physically interacting with the environment. It also covers cooperative aerial manipulation and interconnected actuated multibody designs. The review is completed with developments in teleoperation, perception, and planning. Finally, a new generation of aerial robotic manipulators is presented with our vision of the future.

Past, Present, and Future of Aerial Robotic Manipulators