The industrial scenario is undergoing exponential changes, mainly due to the different
technologies that emerge quickly and the ever increasing demand. As a consequence, the …

Manufacturing industry profoundly impact economic and societal progress. As being a
commonly accepted term for research centers and universities, the Industry 4.0 initiative has …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are increasingly being used in surveillance and traffic monitoring
thanks to their high mobility and ability to cover areas at different altitudes and locations …

In this paper, we consider the use of a team of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to
accomplish a search and rescue (SAR) mission in the minimum time possible while saving …

Cyberphysical systems (CPSs) are perceived as the pivotal enabler for a new era of real-
time Internet-based communication and collaboration among value-chain participants, eg …

The world is witnessing an unprecedented growth of cyber-physical systems (CPS), which
are foreseen to revolutionize our world via creating new services and applications in a …

Cyber Physical System (CPS) has provided an outstanding foundation to build advanced
industrial systems and applications by integrating innovative functionalities through Internet …

Technological advancements in various domains have broadened the application horizon of
robotics to an incredible extent. Highlighting a very recent application area, this paper …

Low-cost drones represent an emerging technology that opens the horizon for new smart
Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. Recent research efforts in cloud robotics are pushing …

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) offer great potential for the digital transformation of industrial
value creation in the context of Industry 4.0. They unify and integrate several technological …