Engineer of the XXI Century

This book gathers the proceedings of Engineer of the XXI Century: The VIII Inter-University Conference of Students, PhD Students and Young Scientists, which was held at the University of Bielsko-Biaa (ATH), Poland, on the 8th of December 2017. The event highlighted outstanding research on mechatronics in the broadest sense, while also promoting cooperation among students and young scientists from around the globe. Topic areas covered include: mechanics and machine building, automation and robotics, mechatronics, production engineering and management, and informatics/computer science.