As the flagship conference of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, the 27th AIM conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), and ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD). We dedicate our best effort to serve the society by providing a platform with highlight of various aspects of advanced intelligent mechatronics systems and with opportunities for discussion, stimulation, and celebration of the state-of-the-art frontier developments, discovery, and innovations in mechatronics, robotics, automation, and related areas.