Open Access
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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 417, 2025
2025 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference: Bridging the Gap between Industry & Academia - The 26th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, co-hosted by CSIR and Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
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| Article Number | 10005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 13 | |
| Section | Pattern Recognition | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541710005 | |
| Published online | 25 November 2025 | |
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