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Darko Hercog is a leading researcher at the University of Maribor's Institute of Robotics, whose work bridges the critical gap between engineering education and advanced industrial automation. His primary research areas encompass remote rapid control prototyping (RRCP), robotics education, and intelligent manufacturing systems. Hercog's most significant contribution lies in pioneering remote laboratory platforms for control and robotics, as evidenced by his highly cited 2005 paper (50 citations) which established new paradigms for engineering education by enabling students to interact with physical hardware over the internet. He further advanced this field by developing the DSP2 board and its Simulink library (33 citations), creating accessible graphical programming tools that democratized digital signal processor programming for both students and industry professionals. In recent years, Hercog has made substantial contributions to robotic bin-picking and assembly automation, developing simulation models for pick-point evaluation (14 citations) and novel performance evaluation methods based on the Box and Blocks Test (11 citations). His innovative work on product assembly assistance systems, combining pick-to-light technology with computer vision (9 citations), demonstrates his commitment to solving real-world manufacturing challenges while maintaining a strong focus on educational applications that prepare the next generation of engineers.