The ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics invites papers for a special issue drawing on papers from the 47th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR), a premier international forum held as part of the 2023 International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2023). Sponsored by the Mechanisms and Robotics Technical Committee of the ASME Design Engineering Division, this annual gathering will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, August 20-23, 2023.