This study explores Industry 4.0 in the Australian context, where manufacturing is dominated by smaller firms servicing the domestic market. We interviewed 20 advanced Australian manufacturers from diverse fields, capturing detailed descriptions of the Industry 4.0 implementation process. We...

In this review paper, recent developments in robotic problems are cited. A robotic manufacturing system includes at least a robot- as a material handling device-, a co-worker with human or autonomous robot, and some other relevant systems. Due to the lack of a thorough analysis and listing of...

Automation technologies, including within the same family, are fundamentally heterogeneous in their design and the tasks they can execute. While the number of sectors that are exposed to most digital automation technologies is still relatively limited, it is expanding. Data-intensive...