The demand for collaborative robots is growing in industrial environments due to their
versatility and low prices. Thus, more collaborative solutions are emerging for industrial …

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 …

While the use of industrial robots (UIR) promotes economic growth, it inevitably also has an
impact on the ecological environment. This research explores the relationship between UIR …

Human–robot collaboration (HRC) has attracted strong interests from researchers and
engineers for improved operational flexibility and efficiency towards mass personalization …

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 …

Human–robot collaboration can enhance productivity of production lines and reduce human
ergonomic risk. The numbers and types of robots and stations in which robots are allocated …

Repetitive industrial tasks can be easily performed by traditional robotic systems. However,
many other works require cognitive knowledge that only humans can provide. Human-Robot …

Advances are being made in applying digital twin (DT) and human–robot collaboration
(HRC) to industrial fields for safe, effective, and flexible manufacturing. Using a DT for …

Pushing back the frontiers of collaborative robots in industrial environments, we propose a
new Separable-Sparse Graph Convolutional Network (SeS-GCN) for pose forecasting. For …

This letter tackles the problem of robots collaboratively towing a load with cables to a
specified goal location while avoiding collisions in real time. The introduction of cables (as …