Emerging Paradigms in AI, Autonomous Systems, and Intelligent Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue and share your latest findings on automation and autonomous systems. Today, automation has become not just extremely useful but even indispensable in all modern industrial areas. Sometimes, even intelligent automation is not enough. However, it is needed to achieve a certain level of autonomy for industrial systems, giving them the ability to increase the quality of their work, the degree of safety offered, and the possibility of making decisions in real time.

Those prepared for the future have the determination to face any situation and will welcome change everywhere. On the other hand, those who cannot tolerate change will bury their heads in the ground, believing wrongly that change will not happen if they choose not to see it. Machines, or robots, as they are often called today, are meant to help us in our work, ease our burdens, and work hard for us, enabling us all to live better. As they are man-made and progressive creations, they are not meant to be treated like slaves but rather as a tool for bringing about a better future. Young people play an essential role here, even if society wants to marginalize them and teach them its old ways. Young people have a lot of energy, respond well to training, and have significant capability. They have high hopes and adapt more easily to the new. Young people know how to dream and how to fulfill those dreams. Together with them, we will build a new, better, safer, more peaceful, and more modern society. Only then will robots be applicable for their ultimate humanitarian task and help us conquer outer space in our attempt to expand into the universe.

We welcome the submission of articles or reviews covering, but not limited to, the following fields:

Topic 1: Smart Mechatronics, IoT, and Industrial Intelligence

    Subtopics:

1. IoT and intelligent sensors in mechatronics—low-cost, scalable solutions;
2. Additive manufacturing and digital twins in industry and education;
3. AI in predictive maintenance and industrial process optimization;
4. Applications for precision agriculture, MedTech, and STEM education;
5. Sustainability and cybersecurity in intelligent systems.

Topic 2: Advanced Autonomous Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence

    Subtopics:

1. AI in autonomous decision making and real-time processing;
2. Computer vision, XAI, and human–machine interactions;
3. Autonomous systems in healthcare, logistics, and transportation;
4. Swarm intelligence and multi-agent systems for distributed applications;
5. Edge AI and autonomous systems in resource-constrained networks.

This Special Issue seeks interdisciplinary contributions bridging software-, hardware-, and application-level innovation across smart, autonomous, and cyber–physical systems.

Dr. Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu
Dr. Liviu Marian Ungureanu
Dr. Iulian Sorin Munteanu
Prof. Dr. Péter Galambos
Guest Editors

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• mechatronics
• robotics
• artificial intelligence
• computer vision
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• cyber-physical systems
• human–machine interaction
• MEMS/NEMS
• sensors and actuators
• digital twins
• swarm intelligence
• edge computing
• virtual/augmented reality
• renewable energ