Emerging Technologies and Applications of Machine Tools and Robot Systems

Dear Colleagues,

CNC machine tools and robots are basic yet important equipment supporting manufacturing, medical treatment, and other industries. With the development of emerging technologies, such as additive manufacturing, Internet of Things, virtual real integration, material engineering, and artificial intelligence, the development of CNC machine tools and robots will also undergo disruptive changes. The innovative development of these emerging technologies has realized collaborative application, which has greatly improved the working accuracy and intelligence of CNC machine tools and robots. 

In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on emerging technologies and applications of machine tools and robot systems. Topics covered include digital twin system for machine tools and robots, the dynamic integration and intelligent control of machine tools, state evaluation and monitoring technology of machine tools and robots, quality prediction and control technology based on machine learning, collision detection for manipulators, intelligent motion planning and trajectory optimization of robotics, intelligent autonomous or adaptive control of robotics, high performance assembly, reliability design or precision retention design of machine tools, application of intelligent sensor in machine tools and robots, new materials in machine tools and robots, etc. These topics have important research significance for enterprises to improve production quality and efficiency, save energy, and reduce costs. We invite you to contribute research work on emerging technologies and applications of machine tools and robot systems.

Prof. Dr. Qiang Cheng
Guest Editor

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