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Preface

**Alejandro Rafael Garcia Ramirez** Department of Applied Computing,

Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering,

Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA),

University of Vale de Itajai,

**Augusto Loureiro da Costa**

Itajaí, Brazil

Salvador, Brazil

*Robotics Software Design and Engineering* presents results from the scientific community in robotics, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, multi-robot systems, and Industry 4.0, among other interesting topics. The chapters explore robotics applications and related challenges, including interaction protocols, robot software frameworks, robots with residual degrees of freedom, evolution of algorithms for Quality of Service (QoS) control, autonomous robots, system-on-achip (SoC) designs, interfaces for simulation and control development, autonomous

driving, and autonomous cooperative transportation.
