机械和机器人的基本理论、算法、设计、制造和实验验证；运动学理论和应用；机械合成和设计；机器人机械手、手和腿、软机器人、顺从机械、折臂和折叠机器人的分析和设计；印刷机器人和触觉装置；新型制造；机械和机器人的驱动和控制技术；机械和机器人设计的生物启发方法；微型和纳米尺度装置的力学和设计
Fundamental theory, algorithms, design, manufacture, and experimental validation for mechanisms and robots; Theoretical and applied kinematics; Mechanism synthesis and design; Analysis and design of robot manipulators, hands and legs, soft robotics, compliant mechanisms, origami and folded robots, printed robots, and haptic devices; Novel fabrication; Actuation and control techniques for mechanisms and robotics; Bio-inspired approaches to mechanism and robot design; Mechanics and design of micro- and nano-scale devices