Human-robot interaction (HRI) promises to be a means whereby manufacturing companies
will be able to address current challenges like a higher demand for customization. However …

Collaborative robotics is an umbrella term that conveys the general idea of proximity
between machines and humans for some useful tasks in a shared space, with a range of …

Over the past years, the concept of human-machine interaction has received ample attention
to achieve hybrid automation in manufacturing. A form of hybrid automation is taking benefit …

Wire harness assembly is normally a manual assembly process that poses ergonomic
challenges. As a consequence of the rapidly expanding electrification of vehicles and …

Led by the goals of energy saving and low emissions, tractors need more efficient
operations under complex farmland working environments. The powertrain architecture of …

The manufacturing industry is facing uncertainties caused by growing competition and
increasing customer demands. Simultaneously, the fourth industrial revolution, commonly …

The increasing adoption of collaborative robots to support job execution in manufacturing
has catalyzed companies' attention to safety and well-being issues. Sharing the human …

Collaborative robots are a new type of lightweight robots that are especially suitable for
small and medium-sized enterprises. They offer new interaction opportunities and thereby …

Industry 4.0 stresses the importance of considering production automation as an integrated
and collaborative teamwork process between human workers and intelligent machines and …

The potential of collaborative robotics often does not materialize in an efficient design of the
human-robot collaboration. Technology-oriented approaches are no longer enough in the …