Recent Advanced Applications of Virtual Industrial Informatics and Robotics

Dear Colleagues,

We respectfully invite you to contribute original papers and/or review papers to the journal Electronics for the Special Issue entitled “Recent Advanced Applications of Virtual Industrial Informatics and Robotics”.

In recent years, efforts have been made to develop and transform the way industrial production works, by integrating digital technologies, leading to the new industrial revolution called Industry 4.0. In the new industrial age, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR), Internet of Things (IoT), automation, robotics, and much more have a significant role.

Industrial informatics, as a border field between informatics and manufacturing technologies, offers the possibility of developing complex systems for planning and controlling manufacturing systems. In addition, human-machine interaction and virtual technologies open up possibilities for improving industrial processes through collaboration between the human operator and automated systems or robots. Immersive technologies (e.g., VR) allow users to transcend into virtual environments, AR technologies facilitate the self-learning and training of human operators, while mobile robots are becoming more and more collaborative and able to work in teams with humans.

This Special Issue focuses on manufacturing technologies that include the use of modern methods, tools, and technologies aimed at using informatics, VR technologies, and robotic solutions to develop innovative applications that can bring more benefits to current industrial processes.

Dr. Răzvan Gabriel Boboc
Dr. Radu Godina
Dr. Albert Smalcerz
Prof. Dr. Dimitris Mourtzis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Electronics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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