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Smart Robots for Industrial Applications Volume II

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 156

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Advanced Robotics Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, I-16163 Genoa, Italy
Interests: robotics; automation; mechatronics; industrial inspection; smart manufacturing; IOT, electronics; sensors; detectors; physics
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Dear Colleagues,

Robots play a crucial role in manufacturing sectors. In recent years, their use has disproven the idea that robots can only be used for repetitive tasks. Collaborative robots’ introduction to the market has led to new scenarios in which automation is no longer an alternative to human work, but, on the contrary, supports it, and humans and robots work in synergy. At the same time, the development of artificial intelligence and the progress in mechatronics have allowed the creation of complex systems for varied tasks; in addition to robotic systems being successfully applied in production sites, they also have a wide range of applications, such as in the inspection of harsh environments, automatic quality checks, and the maintenance of both industrial and civil infrastructures.

Therefore, the objective of this Special Issue is to compile recent advances in robotics and automation, with a particular focus on novel industrial applications and service robotics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Service robotics;
  • Industrial inspection;
  • Intelligent robotics and mechatronics;
  • Smart manufacturing;
  • Industry 4.0;
  • Quality check;
  • Human–robot interaction;
  • Teleoperation;
  • Handling and manipulation;
  • AI in robotics and automation;
  • Novel applications for robotics and automation;
  • Predictive maintenance.

This new Special Issue is a continuation of the previous Special Issue, “Smart Robots for Industrial Applications”, which closed on 20 August 2022 and included 13 peer-reviewed papers. This new edition continues to welcome research contributions.
Volume I: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Smart_Robots

Dr. Carlo Canali
Guest Editor

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