Collection Overview

Scientific Reports has launched a Guest-Edited Collection on Robotics in healthcare from surgery to rehabilitation.

Robotics is revolutionizing healthcare by enhancing precision, efficiency, and personalization across all areas of care from minimally invasive surgery to patient rehabilitation. Surgical robots improve dexterity and accuracy, while assistive and rehabilitative robots support mobility, therapy, and patient monitoring. Integration with AI and sensor technologies enables adaptive, data-driven interventions tailored to individual needs.

This will be a Collection of original research papers and will be open for submissions from all authors – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of Scientific Reports more generally. We are welcoming submissions until 30th July 2026.

Why is this Collection important? 

"The topic is referred to the most innovative surgical field; it gives me the opportunity to be recognised as an expert in robotic surgery. Considering the spreading of different robotic platforms in the world, the Collection will be very useful for readers. Scientists should submit to our Collection because their papers will benefit from the scientific soundness of the Collection and from the relevance of the journal." - Dr. Aldo Rocca

Why submit to a Collection? 

Collections like this one help promote high-quality science. They are led by Guest Editors, who are experts in their fields, and In-House Editors and are supported by a dedicated team of Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors at Springer Nature. Collection manuscripts typically see higher citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores, and provide a one-stop-shop on a cutting-edge topic of interest. 

Who is involved? 

Guest Editors:

• Po-Hung Lin, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
• Aldo Rocca, University of Molise, Italy
• Carlos Suarez-Ahedo, National Rehabilitation Institute of Mexico, Mexico

Internal Team:

• In-House Editor: Dr. Thomas Tischer, Scientific Reports, Germany
• Commissioning Editor: Faija Miah, Fully OA Brands, Springer Nature, UK
• Managing Editor: Chantale Davies, Fully OA Brands, Springer Nature, UK

How can I submit my paper? 

Visit the Collection page to find out more about this Collection and how to submit your article.