Ergonomic human-robot collaboration in industry: A review

M Lorenzini, M Lagomarsino, L Fortini… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
In the current industrial context, the importance of assessing and improving workers' health
conditions is widely recognised. Both physical and psycho-social factors contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring how new industrial paradigms affect the workforce: A literature review of Operator 4.0.

M Ciccarelli, A Papetti, M Germani - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The ongoing paradigm transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 is driving toward a new
industrial vision rooted in addressing human and planetary needs rather than solely …

Humanoid robot adoption and labour productivity: a perspective on ambidextrous product innovation routines

M Del Giudice, V Scuotto, LV Ballestra… - … and International HRM, 2023‏ - taylorfrancis.com
The increasing presence of humanoid robot adoption has generated a change in explorative
and exploitative routines. If the explorative routines provoke creativity and critical thinking …

Operations management issues in design and control of hybrid human-robot collaborative manufacturing systems: a survey

SE Hashemi-Petroodi, S Thevenin, S Kovalev… - Annual Reviews in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A manufacturing system able to perform a high variety of tasks requires different types of
resources. Fully automated systems using robots possess high speed, accuracy …

[HTML][HTML] Ergonomics and human factors as a requirement to implement safer collaborative robotic workstations: A literature review

A Cardoso, A Colim, E Bicho, AC Braga, M Menozzi… - Safety, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
There is a worldwide interest in implementing collaborative robots (Cobots) to reduce work-
related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) risk. While prior work in this field has recognized …

Towards an ergonomic assessment framework for industrial assembly workstations—A case study

A Colim, C Faria, AC Braga, N Sousa, L Rocha… - Applied Sciences, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) are one of the main occupational health
problems. The best strategy to prevent them lies on ergonomic interventions. The variety of …

An ergonomic role allocation framework for dynamic human–robot collaborative tasks

E Merlo, E Lamon, F Fusaro, M Lorenzini, A Carfì… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
By incorporating ergonomics principles into the task allocation processes, human–robot
collaboration (HRC) frameworks can favour the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal …

Pick the right co-worker: Online assessment of cognitive ergonomics in human–robot collaborative assembly

M Lagomarsino, M Lorenzini, P Balatti… - … on Cognitive and …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human–robot collaborative assembly systems enhance the efficiency and productivity of the
workplace but may increase the workers' cognitive demand. This article proposes an online …

A review of prospects and opportunities in disassembly with human–robot collaboration

ML Lee, X Liang, B Hu, G Onel… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Product disassembly plays a crucial role in the recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse of end-
of-use (EoU) products. However, the current manual disassembly process is inefficient due …

An object deformation-agnostic framework for human–robot collaborative transportation

D Sirintuna, A Giammarino… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, an adaptive object deformability-agnostic human-robot collaborative
transportation framework is presented. The proposed framework enables to combine the …