The 36th Colloquium of Automation took place on September 26 and 27 2014. It is co-organized by the Institute of Automation (Prof. Gräser, Universität Bremen) and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Bessel-Institute (FWBI). During the colloquium new scientific results and the latest ideas regarding automation, control and sensory systems were discussed. For more information see http://www.auttech-colloq.de/