This paper provides an overview of collaborative robotics towards manufacturing
applications. Over the last decade, the market has seen the introduction of a new category of …

Purpose In the present era of Industry 4.0, the manufacturing automation is moving toward
mass production and mass customization through human–robot collaboration. The purpose …

The way humans work in production and logistics systems is changing. The evolution of
technologies, Industry 4.0 applications, and societal changes, such as ageing workforces …

Technological developments through the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) jointly with
the global COVID-19 pandemic have brought about a change in life and work of almost all …

The workforce ageing phenomenon is recently affecting most of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, due to a general …

Assembly systems (ASs) have moved into the era of mass customisation and Industry 4.0 (I4.
0). Mass customisation involves a shift from the production of high quantities of the same …

Production systems empowered by digital simulation tools can be improved in a time and
cost-effective approach. The enrichment of digital simulations with sensor data, can enhance …

This work presents a system that permits a real-time ergonomic assessment of manual tasks
in an industrial environment. First, a biomechanical model of the upper body has been …

Factors such as repetitiveness of work, required application of forces, handling of heavy
loads, and awkward, static postures expose assembly line workers to risks of …

Disassembly is the first operation in the remanufacture, repair and recycling of products that
have reached the end of their service life. Both productivity and flexibility should be …