TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– Aims to review current trends in the development of robotics 2004‐2008, from a cybernetic viewpoint, and provide; data from the UNECE/IFR World Robotics Survey.Design/methodology/approach– A general review and survey of selected research and development topics.Findings– Illustrates the multi‐ and trans‐disciplinary interests of cybernetics and systems and aims to further research and development activity.Practical implications– The choice of reviews provides an awareness of the current initiatives and trends in these areas of research and endeavour.Originality/value– The reviews are selected from a global database and give a studied assessment of current research and development initiatives. VL - 35 IS - 6 SN - 0368-492X DO - 10.1108/03684920610662566 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920610662566 AU - Rudall Brian H. AU - Mann C.J.H. PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Cybernetics and the trends in robotics developments 2004‐2008 T2 - Kybernetes PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 775 EP - 782 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -