Due to their distinctive features, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been recently
exploited to support a wide range of applications. The features include low maintenance …

Very well into the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0), humankind can
hardly distinguish between what is artificial and what is natural (eg, man‐made virus and …

Organisations have begun testing last mile drone delivery and will likely push to use it more
in the near future. This research examines the influence of privacy, legislation …

In recent years, aerial manipulators with fully-actuated capabilities are gaining popularity for
being used in aerial manipulation operations such as critical infrastructure inspection or …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proven to be a key solution for nearly automated or
smart warehouse operations, enabling receiving, picking, storage, and shipping processes …

After years of boom, drones and their applications are now entering indoors. Six-degree-of-
freedom (6-DoF) pose tracking is the core of drone flight control, but existing solutions …

Although ground robots have been successfully used for many years in manufacturing, the
capability of aerial robots to agilely navigate in the often sparse and static upper part of …

Transportation plays a significant role in the global economy and society and takes part in a
lot of different processes such as mass transportation and the supply chain. Therefore, it is …

Purpose Organisations and industries are often looking for technologies that can accomplish
multiple tasks, providing economic benefits and an edge over their competitors. In this …

Services, unlike products, are intangible, and their production and consumption take place
simultaneously. The latter feature plays a crucial role in mitigating the identified risk. This …