Special Sessions
Autonomous Robots for Industry x.0: Human-Centric, Intelligent, and Sustainable Industrial Systems
AIM & SCOPE
This special issue focuses on the role of autonomous robotic systems in shaping next-generation industrial environments within the Industry x.0 paradigm. Unlike previous industrial revolutions that prioritized automation and productivity, Industry 5.0 emphasizes human-centricity, sustainability, resilience, and intelligent collaboration between humans and machines.
Advances in autonomous robotics—combining artificial intelligence, perception, learning, adaptive control, and decision-making—are transforming industrial sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, inspection, and maintenance. This special issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to present theoretical advances, innovative methodologies, and real-world industrial applications of autonomous robots aligned with Industry x.0 principles.
TRACKS
The scope of this session includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
- Autonomous navigation and motion planning
- Human–robot collaboration and collaborative robots (cobots)
- AI-driven perception, learning, and decision-making
- Multi-robot systems and swarm robotics
- Safe, explainable, and trustworthy autonomous robots
- Embedded AI and real-time robotic control
- Energy-efficient and sustainable robotic systems
- Digital twins and cyber-physical robotic systems
- Autonomous robots in smart factories and flexible manufacturing
- Industrial applications: logistics, inspection, maintenance, and quality control
Session Chairs
Mhamed SAYYOURI, Engineering, Systems and Applications Laboratory, National School of Applied Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, mhamed.sayyouri@usmba.ac.ma
Mohamed Amine TAHIRI, Engineering, Systems and Applications Laboratory, National School of Applied Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, mohamedamine.tahiri@usmba.ac.ma
Ahmed BENCHERQUI, Engineering, Systems and Applications Laboratory, National School of Applied Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, ahmed.bencherqui@usmba.ac.ma
Mohamed KMICH, Engineering, Systems and Applications Laboratory, National School of Applied Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, mohamed.kmich@usmba.ac.ma
Submission
All papers should be submitted to the ICATH’2026 Easychair online submission website at: 
Technical Committees
Adil Sayyouri, Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco)
Abdeljabbar Cherkaoui, Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco)
Abderrahim Bourkan, Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco)
Adil Sayyouri, Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Morocco)
Ahmed Bencherqui, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Doaa Sami Khafaga, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (Saudi Arabia)
Eman Abdullah Aldakheel, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (Saudi Arabia)
Hamza Tahiri, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Hassan Moustabchir, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Hicham Karmouni, Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco)
Hicham Amakdouf, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Hassan Qjidaa, Private University of Fez, (Morocco)
Inssaf Harrade, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Karim El-Khanchouli, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Mhamed Sayyouri, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Mohamed Amine TAHIRI, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Mohamed Abouhawwash, Mansoura University (Egypt)
Mohamed Kmich, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Nawal El Ghouate, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
Nour-Eddine Joudar, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)
S. S. Askar, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
Zakaria Chalh, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University of Fez (Morocco)