Introduction of the ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

D ow naded rom hs://m ecanism srotics.asm edigcollection Some may recall that twenty-five years ago in January 1983 the apidly growing Journal of Mechanical Design was divided into wo daughter journals. One became the Journal of Vibration and coustics and the other, the Journal of Mechanisms, Transmisions and Automation in Design, was renamed the Journal of Mehanical Design in 1990. This later version of the Journal of echanical Design has grown to 1600 pages published monthly, nd recently echoes arose of the challenges that lead to the diviion of the previous version, however, our response this time is ifferent. Even as the Journal of Mechanical Design was recognized as he premier venue for the publication of mechanical design reearch and among the top ten of mechanical engineering journals, apidly expanding research interests in a wide range of areas lead any in our design research community to feel their needs were ot being met. Discussions in the technical committees of the esign Engineering Division and in the Executive Committee exlored a variety of ways to accommodate new and exciting design esearch in a way that preserves the success of the Journal of