RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The grand challenges of Science Robotics JF Science Robotics JO Sci. Robotics FD American Association for the Advancement of Science SP eaar7650 DO 10.1126/scirobotics.aar7650 VO 3 IS 14 A1 Yang, Guang-Zhong A1 Bellingham, Jim A1 Dupont, Pierre E. A1 Fischer, Peer A1 Floridi, Luciano A1 Full, Robert A1 Jacobstein, Neil A1 Kumar, Vijay A1 McNutt, Marcia A1 Merrifield, Robert A1 Nelson, Bradley J. A1 Scassellati, Brian A1 Taddeo, Mariarosaria A1 Taylor, Russell A1 Veloso, Manuela A1 Wang, Zhong Lin A1 Wood, Robert YR 2018 UL http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/14/eaar7650.abstract AB One of the ambitions of Science Robotics is to deeply root robotics research in science while developing novel robotic platforms that will enable new scientific discoveries. Of our 10 grand challenges, the first 7 represent underpinning technologies that have a wider impact on all application areas of robotics. For the next two challenges, we have included social robotics and medical robotics as application-specific areas of development to highlight the substantial societal and health impacts that they will bring. Finally, the last challenge is related to responsible innovation and how ethics and security should be carefully considered as we develop the technology further.