Emerging Trends in Robotics and Automation for Advanced Manufacturing
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; automation and robotics; self-driving laboratories and autonomous research systems; data analytics and machine learning; computational materials science
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Interests: machine learning and data analytics; automation and robotics; self-driving laboratories and autonomous research systems; additive manufacturing and sustainable manufacturing; experimental and computational mechanics; energy and climate sciences
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting you to submit your research for this Special Issue of the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing published by MDPI on “Emerging Trends in Robotics and Automation for Advanced Manufacturing”. The fields of robotics and automation are driving a profound transformation in advanced manufacturing, enabling unprecedented levels of precision, adaptability, and operational efficiency. As industries pivot toward intelligent, data-driven, and autonomous production environments, innovations in robotic systems, machine learning, and cyber–physical integration are reshaping conventional manufacturing paradigms.
This Special Issue aims at showcasing high-impact research on the convergence of robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) within the context of next-generation manufacturing. We welcome original contributions—both theoretical and applied—that advance the design, control, deployment, and integration of robotic and automated technologies.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced robotic or automated systems in manufacturing environments;
- AI-driven robotics and automation for process optimization;
- AI and machine learning for advanced robotic control;
- Integration between digital and automated manufacturing ecosystems;
- Smart manufacturing systems and industrial IoT;
- Robotics for additive, hybrid, and subtractive manufacturing processes;
- Collaborative robots (cobots) and human–robot interaction;
- Advanced robotics and automation for scientific discovery.
Dr. Ziheng Wu
Dr. Aldair E. Gongora
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- self-driving laboratory
- robotics and automation
- advance manufacturing
- human–robot interaction
- robotics for scientific discovery
- machine learning
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