Assoc. prof. Martin Pollák, PhD. is associate professor at the Department of Computer Aided Manufacturing Technologies, Faculty of Manufacturing Technology on Technical university of Kosice, Slovakia. He completed his PhD studies in 2017 at the Technical university of Kosice and in 2024 he became an associate professor after defending his habilitation thesis. He is currently the main investigator of the project “Research and implementation of innovative smart solutions in the field of robotic 3D printing “. He has published more than 130 publications in various journals, from the field of CA technologies, pre-production stages, robotics and additive technologies. His teaching disciplines include computer systems, simulations, machine vision using UI, automation and production technologies with an orientation on the use of additive technology in robotics, and his interests include CAD/CAM/CAE systems, simulation systems for the design of robotic workplaces, programming of industrial, collaborative and educational robots and diagnostics of production equipment.