Nowadays, numerous companies and industries introduce recycling processes in their
production, aiming to increase the sustainable use of the planet's natural resources …

In the era of industrialization and automation, safety is a critical factor that should be
considered during the design and realization of each new system that targets operation in …

With the emergence of Industry 5.0, the human-centric manufacturing paradigm requires
manufacturing equipment (robots, etc.) interactively assist human workers to deal with …

Perception capability assumes significant importance for human–robot interaction. The
forthcoming industrial environments will require a high level of automation to be flexible and …

Admittance control allows a desired dynamic behavior to be reproduced on a non-
backdrivable manipulator and it has been widely used for interaction control and, in …

The successful implementation of Human–Robot Collaboration (HRC) has become a
prominent feature of smart manufacturing environments. Key industrial requirements, such …

Remanufacturing is an important method to realize resource saving and circular economy.
Disassembly is a vital step of remanufacturing and it is always finished by manual labor …

Close interactions with a human operator are an important safety concern for collaborative
robot systems. For safety assurance, robot integrators are required to demonstrate that they …

Conventional industrial robots are unable to guarantee the inherent safety when working
together with humans due to the use of rigid components and the lack of force sensation. To …

The slogan “robots will pervade our environment” has become a reality. Drones and ground
robots are used for commercial purposes while semi-autonomous driving systems are …