This article surveys the literature on human–robot object handovers. A handover is a
collaborative joint action, where an agent, the giver, gives an object to another agent, the …

Language-conditioned robotic manipulation represents a cutting-edge area of research,
enabling seamless communication and cooperation between humans and robotic agents …

Well-designed technologies that offer high levels of human control and high levels of
computer automation can increase human performance, leading to wider adoption. The …

Production research literature and industry practice have started to pay increasing attention
to the Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) phenomenon. Scholars and practitioners identified a strong link …

Human-robot collaborative work has the potential to advance quality, efficiency and safety in
manufacturing. In this paper we present a gestural communication lexicon for human-robot …

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 …

Purpose Prior to managing a company's processes in the presence of a combination of
paradigms, there is a need to understand their underlying interaction. This paper …

Safety is a fundamental prerequisite that must be addressed before any interaction of robots
with humans. Safety has been generally understood and studied as the physical safety of …

This paper is about design and acceptability of service robots that interact with individuals
and coexist in environments inhabited by humans. In its current usage, we argue, the term …

With the advances in robotic technology, research in human-robot collaboration (HRC) has
gained in importance. For robots to interact with humans autonomously they need active …