A Brief Review on Quantum-Based Control Strategies for Robotic Systems
Mehdi Fazilat, Nadjet Zioui
The increasing convergence of quantum computing (QC) and advanced robotic control is giving rise to a new class of intelligent automation systems. Utilizing quantum-inspired computational principles, contemporary robotic platforms demonstrate greater optimization efficiency, superior perceptual processing, and improved decision-making performance. This survey outlines the principal quantum-oriented control methodologies utilized in robotics, with particular emphasis on approaches that incorporate Quantum Neural Networks (QNN), Quantum Machine Learning (QML), and Quantum-behaved Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO). The investigation systematically reviews recent advances in quantum-assisted adaptive control, trajectory planning, and optimization frameworks, spotlighting their contributions to improved robustness, precision, and energy efficiency. By analyzing research in quantum reinforcement learning, distributed Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computing, and hybrid quantum-classical approaches, this review clarifies how quantum principles are transforming both theoretical and practical aspects of robotic control. Likewise, several real-world implementations ranging from industrial manipulators to autonomous and cognitive robotic systems demonstrate the growing feasibility of quantum-enhanced decision-making. The review concludes that while remarkable progress has been made in quantum-inspired control for robotics, most existing studies remain constrained to simulations with restricted experimental validation on physical platforms. Addressing this gap will be essential in future research to transition from theoretical and simulated models toward hardware-level implementations, enabling the realization of scalable, fault-tolerant quantum control architectures.
International Conference on Applied Automation and Industrial Diagnostics (ICAAID)•Nov 18, 2025•1 citation