The use of industrial robots for human-robot-collaborative applications continually gains in
significance. The advantages of both human and robots can be combined to minimize the …

Human cooperative robots (HCRs) that work in the same spaces as humans have attracted
a significant amount of research attention. For safety, it is important to equip such robots with …

The recent proliferation of smart manufacturing technologies has emerged the concept of
hybrid automation for assembly systems utilizing the best of humans and robots in a …

In recent years, human cooperative robots (HCRs) have attracted considerable attention.
HCRs should be equipped with proximity and contact sensors to ensure human safety. This …

With the fourth revolution of healthcare, ie, Healthcare 4.0, collaborative robotics is spilling
out from traditional manufacturing and will blend into human living or working environments …

The generation of assembly process plans of complex products is a challenging task. An
assembly processing planning system reducing the human intervention and the …

The triboelectric effect utilizes the electric potential of materials to generate an electrical
output through electrostatic induction between the two oppositely charged surfaces, which …

This paper describes the hardware implementation and characterization of a capacitive
sensor designed to support detection and localization of nearby objects. The sensor can be …

Currently, small scale manufacturing is limited to manual assembly due to high product
specific costs for fully-automated production. Human robot collaboration (HRC) aims to …

Collaborative robots, that work alongside humans, will be an indispensable part of the future
workforce. Proximity skin sensors on collaborative robots help them avoid collisions with …