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Felix Sittner is a leading researcher in industrial tele-robotics, networked control systems, and telemaintenance, whose work focuses on enabling remote operation and repair of industrial robots over the internet. His most significant contribution is the development of a robust industrial internet telecontrol architecture that allows for teleoperation and telemaintenance of robots in active production lines—a challenging domain where reliability and real-time performance are critical. Sittner’s research, notably within the “MainTelRob” project funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, addresses key challenges such as situation awareness, secure data transfer, and user interaction design for remote repair tasks. His most cited work, “Teleoperation of an Industrial Robot in an Active Production Line” (2015, 34 citations), demonstrates the practical feasibility of remote motor exchanges on Cartesian robots—a task previously considered impossible. With a total of over 70 citations across his publications, Sittner’s work has laid foundational principles for integrating telematics, adaptive security, and cooperative remote repair into modern manufacturing, directly impacting how industries approach maintenance and operational continuity in the era of Industry 4.0.