[HTML][HTML] Substantial capabilities of robotics in enhancing industry 4.0 implementation

M Javaid, A Haleem, RP Singh, R Suman - Cognitive Robotics, 2021 - Elsevier
There is the increased application of new technologies in manufacturing, service, and
communications. Industry 4.0 is the new fourth industrial revolution, which supports …

Collaborative or substitutive robots? Effects on workers' skills in manufacturing activities

JA Dornelles, NF Ayala, AG Frank - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Collaborative robots (cobots) are a type of Industry 4.0 technology designed to support
manufacturing workers and create smart working environments (also called as Industry 5.0) …

Real-time motion control of robotic manipulators for safe human–robot coexistence

K Merckaert, B Convens, C Wu, A Roncone… - Robotics and Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a computationally efficient control scheme for safe human–robot
interaction. The method relies on the Explicit Reference Governor (ERG) formalism to …

Benchmarking bimanual cloth manipulation

I Garcia-Camacho, M Lippi, MC Welle… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cloth manipulation is a challenging task that, despite its importance, has received relatively
little attention compared to rigid object manipulation. In this letter, we provide three …

A control barrier function approach for maximizing performance while fulfilling to ISO/TS 15066 regulations

F Ferraguti, M Bertuletti, CT Landi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
ISO/TS 15066 is globally recognized as the guideline for designing safe collaborative
robotic cells, where human and robot collaborate in order to fulfill a common job. Current …

Teaching cobots in learning factories–user and usability-driven implications

C Schmidbauer, T Komenda, S Schlund - Procedia manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Up to now, industrial robots were considered as machines working for humans. In this
sense, programming required special coding knowledge and skills as teaching approaches …

Facing with collaborative robots: The subjective experience in senior and younger workers

C Rossato, P Pluchino, N Cellini, G Jacucci… - … , Behavior, and Social …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
In the past few years, collaborative robots (ie, cobots) have been largely adopted within
industrial manufacturing. Although robots can support companies and workers in carrying …

A variable-stiffness robot for force-sensitive applications

CH Huang, KW Chiao, CP Yu, YC Kuo… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots with adjustable joint stiffness can ensure safety and manipulation reliability in force-
sensitive applications. Existing robots use six-axis force/torque sensors at the end-effector to …

Feeling with a robot—the role of anthropomorphism by design and the tendency to anthropomorphize in human-robot interaction

S Schömbs, J Klein, E Roesler - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The implementation of anthropomorphic features in regard to appearance and framing is
widely supposed to increase empathy towards robots. However, recent research used …

Cloud robotics for industry 4.0-A literature review

N Velásquez Villagrán, P Pesado, E Estevez - Cloud Computing, Big Data …, 2020 - Springer
Robots in the industry have been used for decades, much before the so-called Fourth
Industrial Revolution. They have been incorporated into industrial processes in various …