AI and Computer Vision in Real-World and Industrial Applications

A special issue of AI (ISSN 2673-2688). This special issue belongs to the section "AI Systems: Theory and Applications".

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision are transforming the way intelligent systems interact with the real world. Developments in machine learning, deep learning, and visual perception are enabling new capabilities in automation, data analysis, and decision support across a wide range of domains.

The integration of AI with computer vision technologies is opening new opportunities for real-world and industrial environments where intelligent systems must operate under practical constraints and interact with physical processes, sensors, and complex operational workflows. Applications such as automated visual inspection, predictive maintenance, robotics, smart manufacturing, and intelligent monitoring systems are increasingly benefiting from these advances.

In this Special Issue, we aim to explore recent developments in artificial intelligence and computer vision applied to real-world and industrial contexts. We welcome contributions that present novel algorithms, architectures, frameworks, and practical implementations that demonstrate how these technologies can address real-world challenges.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Artificial intelligence for computer vision;
  • Deep learning and machine learning for visual analysis;
  • Vision-based quality inspection and anomaly detection;
  • Computer vision for industrial automation and robotics;
  • AI-driven predictive maintenance and monitoring;
  • Edge AI and real-time computer vision systems;
  • Vision-based human–machine interaction;
  • Smart manufacturing and intelligent production systems;
  • Applications of AI and computer vision in healthcare, transportation, and smart infrastructure.

Both theoretical contributions and applied research, including case studies and real-world deployments, are welcome.

Dr. Victor García
Prof. Dr. David Zorrilla
Dr. Jesús Sánchez-Márquez
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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • computer vision
  • smart manufacturing
  • industrial automation
  • applications

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An AI-Based Vision System for Detecting Defects in Resistance Spot Welding and Predicting Maintenance in Robotic Cells
by Alfonso Alejo-Ramirez, Rogelio Cedeño-Moreno, Luis A. Morales Hernandez, Juan C. Jauregui-Correa and Irving A. Cruz-Albarran
AI 2026, 7(8), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/ai7080291 - 31 Jul 2026
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The automotive industry is adopting the Industry 4.0 model to reduce failures in electrical resistance spot welding by using automated non-destructive testing systems. This study presents a real-time machine vision system that has been implemented on an automotive cabin assembly line to detect [...] Read more.
The automotive industry is adopting the Industry 4.0 model to reduce failures in electrical resistance spot welding by using automated non-destructive testing systems. This study presents a real-time machine vision system that has been implemented on an automotive cabin assembly line to detect weld defects in door frames. The system extracts the physical parameters of each spot weld, including nugget diameter and heat-affected zone, to identify failing robots and welding points and prioritise maintenance actions (maintenance-free, predictive, preventive or corrective). Machine learning models were trained using images from 674 cabins collected over 30 continuous hours. YOLOv8 was used for spot weld detection and feature extraction. A neural network with linear discriminant analysis was applied for defect classification, achieving 95.80% accuracy, 95.61% precision, 96.00% recall and 95.80% F1-score. Additionally, a convolutional neural network was developed for maintenance prediction, achieving 94.72% precision, 95.87% accuracy, 93.97% F1-score and 94.42% recall. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of real-time defect detection and reliable maintenance prediction, supporting informed decision-making and efficient resource management. Full article
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Maskless Selective Object Removal via a Dual-Pipeline Framework with SAM–SDXL and LaMa
by Sumin Park, Mu-Gyeong Gong, Sang-Jae Park, Sangseok Yun, Il-Min Kim, Jeehyun Kim and Jae-Mo Kang
AI 2026, 7(8), 284; https://doi.org/10.3390/ai7080284 - 28 Jul 2026
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Object removal is a widely used AI-eraser operation in photo editing and privacy protection, yet conventional workflows make the user paint the removal region by hand—a burden that is most acute when an image contains several objects of the same class and only [...] Read more.
Object removal is a widely used AI-eraser operation in photo editing and privacy protection, yet conventional workflows make the user paint the removal region by hand—a burden that is most acute when an image contains several objects of the same class and only one is to be erased. We present two pipelines for maskless selective removal that delete a designated object among many, using only a target ID, box, or point. Both are built around a selection mechanism: the detected candidates are indexed, and only the mask of the designated target—combined by a logical-OR when several are chosen—is constructed and inpainted, unlike the standard use of an inpainting model, which merely fills a mask that is already given. On the multi-object GQA-Inpaint benchmark, we compare the generative YOLO–SAM–SDXL (YSS) and the lightweight YOLO/MobileSAM–LaMa (YML) against PowerPaint and Inpaint-Anything. With no mask provided, the proposed pipelines select and remove the target far more accurately and reliably than the baseline (for YML, Selection-IoU 0.626 vs. 0.327 and residual object score 0.228 vs. 0.646), while their full-image quality stays within the baseline range. YML is the most reliable remover and far faster (1.31 s per image on GPU vs. 29.60 s for YSS, and 32× faster than a diffusion pipeline on CPU), whereas YSS reaches the most natural perceptual quality at the cost of a higher residual. The two are thus complementary options, chosen according to the desired speed and restoration character. Full article
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