Human–robot collaboration (HRC) plays a pivotal role in today's industry by supporting
increasingly customised product development. Via HRC, the strengths of humans and robots …

The fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, is resha** the way individuals
live and work while providing a substantial influence on the manufacturing scenario. The key …

Major challenges of controlling human–robot collaboration (HRC)-oriented modular robot
manipulators (MRMs) include the estimation of human motion intention while cooperating …

A recent trend in industrial robotics is to have robotic manipulators working side-by-side with
human operators. A challenging aspect of this coexistence is that the robot is required to …

Collaborative robots (cobots) are one of the newest technologies helpful to improve the
performance of the systems. This is because of their ability to combine the high-level …

New technologies, such as collaborative robots, are an option to improve productivity and
flexibility in assembly systems. Task allocation is fundamental to properly assign the …

Industrial collaborative robotics is promising for manufacturing activities where the presence
of a robot alongside a human operator can improve operator's working conditions, flexibility …

Human awareness in robot motion planning is crucial for seamless interaction with humans.
Many existing techniques slow down, stop, or change the robot's trajectory locally to avoid …

Strategies for safe human-robot interaction (HRI), such as the well-established Safe Motion
Unit, provide a velocity scaling for biomechanically safe robot motion. In addition …

Flexible and versatile mobile robotic coworkers are becoming an indispensable commodity
for hel** humans with repetitive or physically demanding work. A key challenge with these …