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Long description: Robotics in the dawning era of digitalization and artificial intelligence! After two years, the 52nd International Symposium on Robotics – ISR 2020 will be held online from December 09–10, 2020. In two conference tracks and a poster session over two days, the ISR 2020 will offer an insight into the latest state-of-the-art robot technologies to participants from both industry and research. Sessions will be held on relevant topics such as Modeling, Planning and Control, as well as Components and Technologies. Developments from the area of Robotics in Production and Industrial Robots will also be addressed, as well as Service and Mobile Robotics. Additionally, we are planning sessions on Robotics in New Markets & Applications, as well as Human-robot-collaboration / Future of Work. And additional Business Track will offer guest speakers from the industry the opportunity to present their current products and developments. The special session for the IERA Award finalists will round off the conference program. This international conference is jointly organized by the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) and the Information Technology Society (ITG) within VDE. The ISR 2020 was originally organized as customary parallel to the automatica, the leading exhibition for smart automation and robotics. Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the trade show has been cancelled in 2020. Messe München is now working with exhibitors to develop a new in-person event with digital elements, adapted to the circumstances in times of the coronavirus. The new event has been conceived as a compact 'exhibition before the exhibition' for early summer 2021 and is to become an add-on to automatica. Detailed information on this will follow shortly.

Robotic --- Collaborative Robots --- Human-robot-collaboration --- Industrial Robots --- Mobile Robots --- Robot Technologies --- Robotics in Production --- Robots --- Industrial robots --- Automatic machinery

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This Open Access proceedings presents a good overview of the current research landscape of industrial robots. The objective of MHI Colloquium is the successful networking at both academic and management level. Thereby, the colloquium focuses an academic exchange at a high level in order to distribute the obtained research results, to determine synergy effects and trends, to connect the actors in person and in conclusion, to strengthen the research field as well as the MHI community. In addition, there is the possibility to become acquatined with the organizing institute. Primary audience is formed by members of the scientific society for assembly, handling and industrial robotics (WGMHI). The Editors Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Schüppstuhl is head of the Institute of Aircraft Production Technology (IFPT) at the Hamburg University of Technology. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kirsten Tracht is head of the Bremen Institute for Mechanical Engineering (bime) at the University of Bremen. Prof. Dr. Dominik Henrich is head of the RESY Research Lab at the University of Bayreuth. .

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This book disseminates the latest research achievements, findings, and ideas in the robotics field, with particular attention to the Italian scenario. Book coverage includes topics that are related to the theory, design, practice, and applications of robots, such as robot design and kinematics, dynamics of robots and multi-body systems, linkages and manipulators, control of robotic systems, trajectory planning and optimization, innovative robots and applications, industrial robotics, collaborative robotics, medical robotics, assistive robotics, and service robotics. Book contributions include, but are not limited to, revised and substantially extended versions of selected papers that have been presented at the 2nd International Conference of IFToMM Italy (IFIT 2018).

robotic hands --- grasping --- electric power quality --- voltage dips effects --- parallel kinematic architecture --- agonist-antagonist variable-stiffness actuator --- tendon-driven mechanism --- stiffness analysis --- planar movements --- mobile robot --- climbing robot --- wheeled robot --- magnetic adhesion --- tactile sensors --- manipulation task --- assembly robot --- social robots --- behavioral models --- assistive robotics --- cognitive architectures --- empathy --- human-robot interaction --- industrial exoskeleton design --- industrial exoskeleton control --- human-robot collaboration --- optimal control --- empowering fuzzy control --- hopper --- optimization --- sequencing --- kitting --- H-FAS --- robot --- compliance --- machining --- modal testing --- Mozzi axis --- biped robotics --- exoskeletons --- postural equilibrium --- zero moment point --- inverted pendulum --- robust control --- exoskeleton --- haptics --- rehabilitation --- postural control --- postural balance --- multi-chain dynamical systems --- ankle impedance --- kinematic performance --- pediAnklebot --- robotics --- measurements --- collaborative robotics --- cobots --- human–robot interaction --- literature review --- robot motion --- redundancy --- trajectory optimization --- Dijkstra algorithm --- graph --- wearable robots --- underactuated robots --- robotic manipulation --- n/a

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In recent years, the industrial environment has been changing radically due to the introduction of concepts and technologies based on the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. After the introduction of Industry 4.0 in large enterprises, SMEs have moved into the focus, as they are the backbone of many economies. Small organizations are increasingly proactive in improving their operational processes, which is a good starting point for introducing the new concepts of Industry 4.0. The readiness of SME-adapted Industry 4.0 concepts and the organizational capability of SMEs to meet this challenge exist only in some areas. This reveals the need for further research and action plans for preparing SMEs in a technical and organizational direction. Therefore, special research and investigations are needed for the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts in SMEs. SMEs will only achieve Industry 4.0 by following SME-customized implementation strategies and approaches and realizing SME-adapted concepts and technological solutions. Thus, this Special Issue represents a collection of theoretical models as well as practical case studies related to the introduction of Industry 4.0 concepts in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

History of engineering & technology --- latent semantic analysis --- virtual quality management --- concept investigation --- concept disambiguation --- knowledge discovery --- sustainable methodologies --- small and medium sized enterprises --- material handling systems --- simulation --- ARENA®, time study --- overall equipment effectiveness --- manufacturing performance --- Industry 4.0 --- manufacturing sustainability --- manufacturing process model --- business process management --- hierarchical clustering --- similarity --- BPMN --- human factors --- cyber-physical systems --- cyber-physical production systems --- anthropocentric design --- Operator 4.0 --- human–machine interaction --- energy efficient operation --- manufacturing system --- stochastic event --- digital twin --- Max-plus Algebra --- MATLAB-Simulink --- advanced manufacturing --- industry 4.0 --- SME --- technology adoption model --- assembly supply chain --- sustainability --- complexity indicators --- testing criteria --- SMEs --- e-business modelling --- LSP Lifecycle Model --- Quality Function Deployment --- Best-Worst Method --- Internet of Things --- India --- awareness --- small and medium-sized enterprises --- assessment model --- collaborative robotics --- physical ergonomics --- human-robot collaboration --- human-centered design --- assembly --- small and medium sized enterprise --- positive complexity --- negative complexity --- infeasible configurations --- product platform --- customer’s perception --- assessment --- field study --- smart manufacturing --- cloud platform --- artificial intelligence --- machine learning --- deep learning --- smart logistics --- logistics 4.0 --- smart technologies --- sustainable agriculture --- plant factory

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In recent years, the industrial environment has been changing radically due to the introduction of concepts and technologies based on the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. After the introduction of Industry 4.0 in large enterprises, SMEs have moved into the focus, as they are the backbone of many economies. Small organizations are increasingly proactive in improving their operational processes, which is a good starting point for introducing the new concepts of Industry 4.0. The readiness of SME-adapted Industry 4.0 concepts and the organizational capability of SMEs to meet this challenge exist only in some areas. This reveals the need for further research and action plans for preparing SMEs in a technical and organizational direction. Therefore, special research and investigations are needed for the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts in SMEs. SMEs will only achieve Industry 4.0 by following SME-customized implementation strategies and approaches and realizing SME-adapted concepts and technological solutions. Thus, this Special Issue represents a collection of theoretical models as well as practical case studies related to the introduction of Industry 4.0 concepts in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

History of engineering & technology --- latent semantic analysis --- virtual quality management --- concept investigation --- concept disambiguation --- knowledge discovery --- sustainable methodologies --- small and medium sized enterprises --- material handling systems --- simulation --- ARENA®, time study --- overall equipment effectiveness --- manufacturing performance --- Industry 4.0 --- manufacturing sustainability --- manufacturing process model --- business process management --- hierarchical clustering --- similarity --- BPMN --- human factors --- cyber-physical systems --- cyber-physical production systems --- anthropocentric design --- Operator 4.0 --- human–machine interaction --- energy efficient operation --- manufacturing system --- stochastic event --- digital twin --- Max-plus Algebra --- MATLAB-Simulink --- advanced manufacturing --- industry 4.0 --- SME --- technology adoption model --- assembly supply chain --- sustainability --- complexity indicators --- testing criteria --- SMEs --- e-business modelling --- LSP Lifecycle Model --- Quality Function Deployment --- Best-Worst Method --- Internet of Things --- India --- awareness --- small and medium-sized enterprises --- assessment model --- collaborative robotics --- physical ergonomics --- human-robot collaboration --- human-centered design --- assembly --- small and medium sized enterprise --- positive complexity --- negative complexity --- infeasible configurations --- product platform --- customer’s perception --- assessment --- field study --- smart manufacturing --- cloud platform --- artificial intelligence --- machine learning --- deep learning --- smart logistics --- logistics 4.0 --- smart technologies --- sustainable agriculture --- plant factory