Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning for Smart Robots -- Real-Time Detection and Tracking of Express Parcels Based on Improved YOLOv5+DeepSORT -- Micro Speaker Quality Inspection Based on Time-Frequency Domain Feature Learning -- Micro Speaker Quality Inspection Based on Time-Frequency Domain Feature Learning -- Robotic Tactile Sensation, Perception, and Applications -- FBG Tactile Sensor Integrated on Bronchoscope for Force and Contact Position Sensing -- Soft Humanoid Finger with Magnetic Tactile Perception -- Learning Tactilemotor Policy For Robotic Cable Following via Sim-to-Real Transfer -- Electric Fish-Inspired Proximity and Pressure Sensing Electronic Skin -- A Novel Tactile Palm for Robotic Object Manipulation -- Tactile-Based Slip Detection Towards Robot Grasping -- A Faster and More Robust Momentum Observer for Robot Collision Detection Based on Loop Shaping Techniques -- Dynamic and static performance analysis of a linear solenoid elastic actuator with a large load capacity -- Fully tactile dexterous hand grasping strategy combining visual and tactile senses -- Intelligent Tactile System and Human-Robot Interaction for Collaborative Robots -- Tacformer : A Self-attention Spiking Neural Network for Tactile Object Recognition -- MC-Tac: Modular Camera-based Tactile Sensor for Robot Gripper -- Advanced Sensing and Control Technology for Human-robot Interaction -- Integrated Direct/Indirect Adaptive Robust Control for Electrical Driven Injection Machine Mold Closing with Accurate Parameter Estimations -- Admittance Control of Flexible Joint with Dual-Disturbance Observer -- Physical Reality Constrained Dynamics Identification of Robots Based on CAD Model -- Constant Force Tracking Using Dynamical System with External Force Estimation -- Demonstration Shaped Reward Machine for Robot Assembly Reinforcement Learning Tasks -- The Constructionof Intelligent Grasping System Based on EEG -- Comparing of Electromyography and Ultrasound for Estimation of Joint Angle and Torque -- An Efficient Robot Payload Identification Method Based on Decomposed Motion Experimental Approach -- A Force Exertion Method for Redundant Mobile Manipulators Safely Operating in Small Spaces -- Prediction of Elbow Torque Using Improved African Vultures Optimization Algorithm in Neuromusculoskeletal Model -- Usability Evaluation of FURS Robot Control Panel Interface Design Based on SUS -- Knowledge-based Robot Decision-making and Manipulation -- Obstacle-Avoidance State Characterization Models Based on Hybrid Geometric Descriptions for Mobile Manipulators -- Performance Optimization of Robotic Polishing System With a 3-DOF End-Effector Using Trajectory Planning Method -- KGGPT: Empowering Robots with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Knowledge Graph -- Robot Trajectory Optimization with Reinforcement Learning Based on Local Dynamic Fitting -- ChatGPT for Robotics: A New Approach to Human-Robot Interaction and Task Planning -- Precision Control and Simulation Verification of Hydraulic Manipulator under Unknown Load -- Experience Adapter: Adapting Pre-Trained Language Models for Continual Task Planning -- Nonlinear Disturbance Observer-Based Continuous Fixed-Time Tracking Control for Uncertain Robotic Systems -- Optimized Adaptive Impedance Control Based on Robotic Seven-Axis Linkage Grinding Platform -- Decision-Making in Robotic Grasping with Large Language Models -- Language Guided Grasping of Unknown Concepts Based on Knowledge System -- A Review of Nonlinear Systems Based on Optimal Control Theory -- Design and Control of Legged Robots -- A Locust-Inspired Energy Storage Joint for Variable Jumping Trajectory Control -- Design and Control of a Novel Six-Legged Robot for Flat, Downhill, and Uphill Skiing -- Structure Designand Fall Trajectory Planning of an Electrically Driven Humanoid Robot -- HexGuide: A Hexapod Robot for Autonomous Blind Guidance in Challenging Environments -- Force-Estimation Based Interaction of Legged Robots through Whole-Body Dynamics -- Lightweight Design and Property Analysis of Humanoid Robot Thigh Integrated Structure With Appearance -- Joint Torque and Ground Reaction Force Estimation for a One-Legged Hopping Robot -- Predefined-Time External Force Estimation for Legged Robots -- Movement Analysis of a Landing Buffer Mobile Mechanism with Eccentric Load -- A Lightweight Manipulator Design for Quadruped Robots and Stable Locomotion Control with the Manipulator -- Recovery from Injury: Learning Bipedal Jumping Skills with a Motor Output Torque Limit Curriculum -- Recovery Planning for the Legged Mobile Lunar Lander.

The 9-volume set LNAI 14267-14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023, which took place in Hangzhou, China, during July 5-7, 2023. The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Human-Centric Technologies for Seamless Human-Robot Collaboration; Multimodal Collaborative Perception and Fusion; Intelligent Robot Perception in Unknown Environments; Vision-Based Human Robot Interaction and Application. Part II: Vision-Based Human Robot Interaction and Application; Reliable AI on Machine Human Reactions; Wearable Sensors and Robots; Wearable Robots for Assistance, Augmentation and Rehabilitation of Human Movements; Perception and Manipulation of Dexterous Hand for Humanoid Robot. Part III: Perception and Manipulation of Dexterous Hand for Humanoid Robot; Medical Imaging for Biomedical Robotics; Advanced Underwater Robot Technologies; Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms; Evaluation of Wearable Robots for Assistance and Rehabilitation; 3D Printing Soft Robots. Part IV: 3D Printing Soft Robots; Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Soft Robotics; Human-like Locomotion and Manipulation; Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning for Smart Robots. Part V: Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning for Smart Robots; Robotic Tactile Sensation, Perception, and Applications; Advanced Sensing and Control Technology for Human-Robot Interaction; Knowledge-Based Robot Decision-Making and Manipulation; Design and Control of Legged Robots. Part VI: Design and Control of Legged Robots; Robots in Tunnelling and Underground Space; Robotic Machining of Complex Components; Clinically Oriented Design in Robotic Surgery and Rehabilitation; Visual and Visual-Tactile Perception for Robotics. Part VII: Visual and Visual-Tactile Perception for Robotics; Perception, Interaction, and Control of Wearable Robots; Marine Robotics and Applications; Multi-Robot Systems for Real World Applications; Physical and Neurological Human-Robot Interaction. Part VIII: Physical and Neurological Human-Robot Interaction; Advanced Motion Control Technologies for Mobile Robots; Intelligent Inspection Robotics; Robotics in Sustainable Manufacturing for Carbon Neutrality; Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms. Part IX: Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms; Cutting-Edge Research in Robotics.