Group 1 - The article reviews seven selected papers published in the International Journal of Robotics Research, covering various research directions in robotics such as soft actuators, human-robot interaction, dual-arm robots, multi-robot systems, and bipedal locomotion control [1][6][18][27][38][48][58] Group 2 - A new low-profile soft rotary pneumatic actuator was designed, addressing the limitations of traditional soft pneumatic actuators in confined spaces and providing a compact solution for applications in wearable devices and biomedical devices [2][4] - The THÖR-MAGNI dataset was introduced to overcome data bottlenecks in social navigation and human-robot interaction, featuring multi-modal data collection and extensive scene coverage [6][11][14] - The FMB benchmark was developed to standardize robotic manipulation research, offering a diverse set of objects and a modular framework for imitation learning [18][20][24][26] - A framework for dual-arm robots to manipulate deformable linear objects in constrained environments was proposed, achieving high success rates in complex tasks [27][30][31][34] - A real-time planning method for large heterogeneous multi-robot systems was introduced, significantly improving computational efficiency and robustness in dynamic environments [38][40][45] - A survey on communicating robot learning during human-robot interaction highlighted the importance of a closed-loop communication framework to enhance collaboration [48][50][53][55] - Reinforcement learning was applied to bipedal locomotion control, demonstrating significant advancements in adaptability and robustness in complex environments [58][60][62]