Intelligent robotics and applications Huayong Yang Honghai Liu Jun Zou Zhouping Yin Lianqing Liu Geng Yang Xiaoping Ouyang Zhiyong Wang editors ; Part 9 The 9 volume set LNAI 14267 14275 constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications ICIRA 2023 which took place in Hangzhou China during July 5 7 2023. The 413 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 630 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Human Centric Technologies for Seamless Human Robot Collaboration; Multimodal Collaborative Perception and Fusion; Intelligent Robot Perception in Unknown Environments; Vision Based Human Robot Interaction and Application. Part II: Vision Based Human Robot Interaction and Application; Reliable AI on Machine Human Reactions; Wearable Sensors and Robots; Wearable Robots for Assistance Augmentation and Rehabilitation of Human Movements; Perception and Manipulation of Dexterous Hand for Humanoid Robot. Part III: Perception and Manipulation of Dexterous Hand for Humanoid Robot; Medical Imaging for Biomedical Robotics; Advanced Underwater Robot Technologies; Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms; Evaluation of Wearable Robots for Assistance and Rehabilitation; 3D Printing Soft Robots. Part IV: 3D Printing Soft Robots; Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Soft Robotics; Human like Locomotion and Manipulation; Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning for Smart Robots. Part V: Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning for Smart Robots; Robotic Tactile Sensation Perception and Applications; Advanced Sensing and Control Technology for Human Robot Interaction; Knowledge Based Robot Decision Making and Manipulation; Design and Control of Legged Robots. Part VI: Design and Control of Legged Robots; Robots in Tunnelling and Underground Space; Robotic Machining of Complex Components; Clinically Oriented Design in Robotic Surgery and Rehabilitation; Visual and Visual Tactile Perception for Robotics. Part VII: Visual and Visual Tactile Perception for Robotics; Perception Interaction and Control of Wearable Robots; Marine Robotics and Applications; Multi Robot Systems for Real World Applications; Physical and Neurological Human Robot Interaction. Part VIII: Physical and Neurological Human Robot Interaction; Advanced Motion Control Technologies for Mobile Robots; Intelligent Inspection Robotics; Robotics in Sustainable Manufacturing for Carbon Neutrality; Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms. Part IX: Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms; Cutting Edge Research in Robotics