This book presents the proceedings of TE2022, the 29th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, United States, from 5 – 8 July 2022. Transdisciplinary engineering is the exchange of knowledge in the context of an innovation, in product, process, organisation or social environment. ISTE aims to explore and promote the evolution of engineering to incorporate transdisciplinary practices in which the exchange of different types of knowledge from a diverse range of disciplines is fundamental. The theme for the TE2022 conference is the future of engineering, and the 75 papers included here, which have all undergone a rigorous peer-review process, cover a wide range of topics and are grouped under 10 headings: Requirements, Knowledge and Architecture in Engineering; Case Studies; Energy, Environment, and Sustainability; Engineering Teamwork; Digital Engineering; imulation, Optimization, and Analytics; Manufacturing; Policy, Decisions, and Innovation; Engineering Education; Research on TE. The book will be of interest to all those working in the field of engineering today.

This book explores multidimensional issues concerning digital resilience and analyzes how people and organizations maintain, enhance and protect value stemming from digital technologies. Society is now heading for a future in which organizations and people will increasingly depend on digital technologies, yet to date many are still unaware of the scale and risks associated with the digital transformation. As a result, there is an urgent need for digital resilience to drive a fundamental shift in the way people and organizations understand digital technologies, risks and opportunities. The book gathers a selection of the best papers presented at the annual conference of the Italian chapter of AIS, which took place in Trento, Italy, in October 2021. The diverse range of views put forward by the authors makes it particularly relevant for scholars and practitioners interested in organization, and for all of us living in the digital transformation era.

Robotic products have become so much a part of our lives that it has become commonplace to encounter a robotic product at school, in a factory, at work, or on the street. Since engineers design and produce these devices, it would be appropriate to call this field “robotic engineering.” Robotic engineering is an important part of modern engineering and directly includes many branches of science. These branches of science can be defined as electrical and electronics, computer, mathematics, and mechanical engineering. The interest in multi-robot systems (such as serial robots, parallel robots, mobile robots, and hybrid robots) contributes to the development of new theoretical research areas and new robotic products. This book covers the current developments in the multi-robot systems mentioned previously.

The book's content is designed to provide practical guidance and insights for conducting experiments in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and publishing the results in scientific journals. It includes a detailed explanation of how to conduct HRI experiments and what to do and what not to do to get an article accepted for publication. It is tailored to those seeking to deepen their understanding of HRI methodologies, statistical measurements, and research design. The case studies and examples featured in the book focus on interactions between social robots and specific demographics such as children and older adults, making it relevant for individuals working in healthcare, education, and related domains.Also covered are common statistical measurements used in HRI research and quantitative, qualitative, and meta-analyses. The concepts are illustrated with several international case studies of interactions between social robots and children and older adults and robot learning instead of programming. The final chapter explores current trends in HRI and provides insights into what to look for in the coming years. It includes an extensive reference section to help HRI researchers in all these areas.This book will appeal to an international audience of advanced students, researchers, industry, and others who are actively engaged or interested in the field of HRI.

In the grand tapestry of human progress, certain moments stand out as pivotal junctures where diverse threads of innovation converge to weave new realms of possibility. The 21st century has witnessed such a confluence as Materials science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Robotics interlace their trajectories, giving birth to an era defined by the interplay of matter, intelligence, and mechanical embodiment. This document embarks on an exhilarating journey through this transformative nexus where Materials science, AI, and Robotics converge, forming a synergy that promises to reshape industries, redefine human capabilities, and redefine the boundaries of what was once deemed impossible.

For the second year in a row, we are very happy to offer our readership an ebook of 10 articles that have achieved widespread acceptance within our core audience and beyond. This time it concerns articles published in 2023, a landmark year for this journal, as it was officially awarded its first impact factor. These papers are among the large number that attained significant interest last year, but we selected just 10, which we consider to be the “best”. These articles have already made an impact in the form of original research or comprehensive reviews. As the Field Chief Editor, I would like to stand alongside our journal staff to honor all authors who contributed very high-level papers to the journal last year and are contributing to our success. We also thank the editors and reviewers of these papers, and of all papers this past year, for their invaluable contribution.

Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) considers how people can interact with robots in order to enable robots to best interact with people. HRI presents many challenges with solutions requiring a unique combination of skills from many fields, including computer science, artificial intelligence, social sciences, ethology and engineering. We have specifically aimed this work to appeal to such a multi-disciplinary audience. This volume presents new and exciting material from HRI researchers who discuss research at the frontiers of HRI. The chapters address the human aspects of interaction, such as how a robot may understand, provide feedback and act as a social being in interaction with a human, to experimental studies and field implementations of human–robot collaboration ranging from joint action, robots practically and safely helping people in real world situations, robots helping people via rehabilitation and robots acquiring concepts from communication. This volume reflects current trends in this exciting research field.