The vision of seamless human-robot interaction in our everyday life that allows for tight
cooperation between human and robot has not become reality yet. However, the recent …

Physical human—robot interaction and cooperation has become a topic of increasing
importance and of major focus in robotics research. An essential requirement of a robot …

Physical human-robot interaction and cooperation has become a topic of increasing
importance and of major focus in robotics research. Industrial and domestic applications …

After many years of rigid conventional procedures of production, industrial manufacturing is
going through a process of change toward flexible and intelligent manufacturing, the so …

A broad spectrum of issues have to be addressed in order to tackle the problem of a safe
and dependable physical Human–Robot Interaction (pHRI). In the immediate future, metrics …

Over the last two decades, the foundations for physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) have
evolved from successful developments in mechatronics, control, and planning, leading …

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 …

This review paper focuses on different aspects of perceived safety for a number of
autonomous physical systems. This is a major aspect of robotics research, as more and …

In the immediate future, metrics related to safety and dependability have to be found in order
to successfully introduce robots in everyday environments. The crucial issues needed to …

Close physical human-robot interaction makes it essential to ensure human safety. In
particular, the intrinsic safety characteristics of a robot in terms of potential human injury …