Advances in Intelligent Robotics in the Era 4.0
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2023) | Viewed by 30173
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Era of 4.0 is the era of ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. The rise of intelligent robotics in the Era 4.0 has brought substantial progress to the field of robotics as a whole. In the production sector, e.g., adaptive hybrid production cells in combination with flexible shop floor scheduling algorithms are rapidly emerging and enable individual products at mass customization level and the individual support of workers at the same time. Adaptive, collaborative robotic systems which assess the user state and adapt their support and services to it are significantly increasing in and beyond the production sector. Intelligent social robots are currently massively developed for fields such as the care sector. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight state-of-the-art contributions to intelligent, adaptive robotics for research and real-world applications in production and care environments and elaborate learnings and cross-sector findings in these fields.
Prof. Dr. Anja Richert
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Era 4.0
- hybrid production cells
- shop floor scheduling
- social robotics
- robotics in health care
- adaptive robotic behavior
- cross-sector learning
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