Human-centric Technologies for Seamless Human-robot Collaboration -- Method for Identifying Knee Joint Stiffness During Human Standing -- Motion Control and Simulation Analysis of a manipulator Based on Computed Torque Control Method -- Design and Realization of a Multi-DoF Robotic Head for Affective Humanoid Facial Expression Imitation -- Adversarial Attacks on Skeleton-based Sign Language Recognition -- Adaptive Goal-Biased Bi-RRT for Online Path Planning of Robotic Manipulators -- A Novel 3-DOF Spherical Hybrid Mechanism for Wrist Movement: Design, Kinematics, and Simulation -- Dimensional Synthesis of a Novel Redundantly Actuated Parallel Manipulator -- A Novel Hyper-Redundant Manipulator Dynamic Identification Method Based on Whale Optimization and Nonlinear Friction Model -- Study on Shared Compliance Control of Teleoperated Abdominal Ultrasonic Robot -- Construction of Control System on Kinematic Redundant Hybrid Parallel Mechanism for Micro-assembly -- Multimodal Collaborative Perception and Fusion -- Influence of Contact Characteristics on Pressure Sensing of IPMC Sensors -- Optimization-Based Motion Planning Method for a Robot Manipulator under the Conditions of Confined Space and Heavy Load -- Vision-based Categorical Object Pose Estimation and Manipulation -- Animal-Like Eye Vision Assisted Locomotion of a Quadruped Based on Reinforcement Learning -- Abnormal Emotion Recognition Based on Audio-Visual Modality Fusion -- Powerful Encoding and Decoding Computation of Reservoir Computing -- Bidirectional Delay Estimation of Motor Control Systems at Different Muscle Contraction Levels -- Growing Memory Network with Random Weight 3DCNN for Continuous Human Action Recognition -- Sleep-dependent memory replay enables brain-like robustness in neural networks -- Improving Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interface Per-Formance through Data Screening -- The Impact of Three-Week Passive Robotic Hand Therapy on Stroke Patients -- A Six-Dof Parallel Robot-Assisted Dispensing Platform with Visual Servoing and Force Sensing for Accurate Needle Positioning and Mass Control -- Post-Stroke Motor Function Assessment Based on Brain-Muscle Coupling Analysis -- Factors Affecting the Perception Performance of Biomimetic Tactile Sensing System -- Intelligent Robot Perception in Unknown Environments -- Air-Ground Robots' Cooperation-Based Mountain Glaciers Thickness Continuous Detection: Systems and Applications -- A Modified Artificial Potential Field Method Based on Subgoal Points for Mobile Robot -- A Modular Tensegrity Mobile Robot with Multi-Locomotion Modes -- Quantum Genetic Algorithm with Fuzzy Control Based on Clustering Analysis -- Design and Research of a Snake-Like Robot Based on Orthogonal Joint and Wheel Modules -- Multi-Sensor Tightly Coupled SLAM Algorithm Based on Feature Planes in IndoorScenes -- Intelligent Perception Solution for Construction Machinery Based on Binocular Stereo Vision -- Design and Experimental Study of an Intelligent Soft Crawling Robot for Environmental Interactions -- Vision based flame detection using compressed domain motion prediction and multi-feature fusion -- Vision-LiDAR-Inertial Localization and Mapping Dataset of a Mining Cave -- Gesture recognition based on LightViT network against sEMG electrode shift -- Hybrid Scheme for Efficient Deformable Image Registration -- A Trunk Map Construction Method for Long-Term Localization and Navigation for Orchard Robots -- Relational Alignment and Distance Optimization for Cross-modality Person Re-Identification -- RGB-D Camera Based Map Building and Path Planning of Snake Robot -- Map Smoothing Method for Map Distortion with Localization Error -- A Novel Line Approximation Approach for State Updates of Grid Maps -- A Flexible and Highly Sensitive Ultrasonic Transducer for Accurate Three-Dimensional Positioning -- Grasp Compliant Control using Adaptive Admittance Control Methods for Flexible Objects -- Vision-Based Human Robot Interaction and Application -- Research on an Embedded System of Cotton Field Patrol Robot based on AI Depth Camera -- Hard Disk Posture Recognition and Grasping Based on Depth Vision -- Design of a Visual Guidance Robotic Assembly System for Flexible Satellite Equipment Unit Assembly -- Full Resolution Repetition Counting -- Human-robot interactive operating system for underwater manipulators based on hand gesture recognition -- Registration of Structured Light Camera Point Cloud Data with CT Images -- Automatic loading and unloading system with workpiece identification based on YOLOv5.

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 inRobotic 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.