# Quantum Mechatronics
## 5 Conclusions  
Mechatronics systems and quantum technologies are starting to merge in a novel research area, namely, quantum mechatronics. In this review article, we have described initial steps in this respect, including developments in quantum robotics and macroscopic actuators via quantum effects, as well as educational initiatives in quantum mechatronics. We are convinced that this is a promising research avenue that may produce highly disruptive and practical applications, both in engineering and in quantum science. Conceptualization, L.L., M.B.Q., C.W.d.S., P.K., G.S.K., M.G. and F.K. ; methodology, L.L., M.B.Q., C.W.d.S., P.K., G.S.K., M.G. and F.K. ; writing--original draft preparation, L.L., M.B.Q., C.W.d.S., P.K., G.S.K., M.G. and F.K. ; writing--review and editing, L.L., M.B.Q., C.W.d.S., P.K., G.S.K., M.G. and F.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. L.L. acknowledges the funding by PGC2018-095113-B-I00, PID2019-104002 GB-C21, PID2019-104002 GB-C22 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE) and P20_00617 (Junta de Andalucia). U.S. Government sponsorship acknowledged. The contribution by M.B.Q. was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. M.G. appreciates the support of UCSD's CDIIP and Changemaker programs. F.K. would like to acknowledge Gampat and Manju for their generous endowment to the Cal Poly Pomona for the Gampat and Manju Center for International Collaboration and Innovation, and the support by Cal Poly Pomona grant Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience. Not applicable.Not applicable. * (10) [PERSON] Distributed environmental modeling and adaptive sampling for multi-robot sensor coverage. In Proceedings of the 18 th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, Montreal, QC, Canada, 13-17 May 2019. * (11) [PERSON] Quantum Mechatronics. Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2011. * (12) [PERSON]; [PERSON]; [PERSON] [PERSON]; [PERSON] Quantum Network of Cooperative Unmanned Autonomous Systems. _Unmanned Syst._**2019**, \(7\), 137-145. [CrossRef]
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