Cloud computing is changing the traditional ways of computing using its different forms and
architectural types such as Edge and Fog computing. These computing frameworks are the …

Robotic applications nowadays are widely adopted to enhance operational automation and
performance of real-world Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) including Industry 4.0 …

Smart applications and intelligent systems are being developed that are self‐reliant,
adaptive, and knowledge‐based in nature. Emergency and disaster management …

Recently, with the in-depth development of Industry 4.0 worldwide, mobile robots have
become a research hotspot. Indoor localization has become a key component in many fields …

With the wide penetration of smart robots in multifarious fields, the simultaneous localization
and mapping (SLAM) technique in robotics has attracted growing attention in the community …

The agricultural and farming industries have been widely influenced by the disruption of the
Internet of Things. The impact of the IoT is more limited in countries with less penetration of …

Cloud-based robotics systems leverage a wide range of Information Technologies (IT) to
offer tangible benefits like cost reduction, powerful computational capabilities, data …

The agnostic robotic paradigm (ARP) represents a recent development as the use of robots
becomes more common, and there is a need for agnostic robots to cope with rich artificial …

Localization and navigation play a key role in many location-based services and have
attracted numerous research efforts. In recent years, visual SLAM has been prevailing for …

With the rise of the IoT, there has been a growing demand for people counting and
occupancy estimation in Intelligent buildings for adapting their heating, ventilation and …