A Path to Industry 5.0 Digital Twins for Human–Robot Collaboration by Bridging NEP+ and ROS

E Coronado, T Ueshiba, IG Ramirez-Alpizar - Robotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The integration of heterogeneous hardware and software components to construct human-
centered systems for Industry 5.0, particularly human digital twins, presents considerable …

Shaping the role of the digital twins for human‐robot dyad: Connotations, scenarios, and future perspectives

M Elbasheer, F Longo, G Mirabelli… - IET Collaborative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The field of Human‐Robot Interaction (HRI) represents one of the fast‐growing
focus areas of Digital Twins (DTs). However, the role of DTs applications in human‐robot …

Human-centric digital twins: Advancing safety and ergonomics in human-robot collaboration

B Gaffinet, JAH Ali, H Panetto, Y Naudet - International Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Human-Robot Collaboration combines the reliability of robots with human
adaptability. It is a prime candidate to respond to the trend of Mass Customization which …

Digital twins: assisting and supporting cooperation in human-robot teams

T Cichon, J Roßmann - 2018 15th International Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To create an intuitive access to the robotic system at hand, we propose to use its Digital Twin
(DT)—a virtual copy of the used robot with all necessary details of the mechatronic system …

A generic and modularized Digital twin enabled human-robot collaboration

X Lu, X Li, W Wang, KM Chao, L Xu… - … Conference on e …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the manufacturing paradigm shifts from mass production to mass customization,
which results in urgently demands for the development of intelligent, flexible and automatic …

Harnessing digital twins for human-robot teaming in industry 5.0: Exploring the ethical and philosophical implications

EF Langas, MH Zafar… - 2023 IEEE Symposium …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the era of Industry 5.0, the convergence of humans and robots in collaborative work
environments has brought forth the concept of digital twins (DTs) of humans and robots …

Digital twin-driven human robot collaboration using a digital human

T Maruyama, T Ueshiba, M Tada, H Toda, Y Endo… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Man, machine and work in a digital twin setup: a case study

AA Malik, A Brem - arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.08760, 2020 - arxiv.org
This paper explores the opportunities of using a digital twin to address the complexities of
collaborative production systems through an industrial case and a demonstrator. A digital …

NEP+: A Human-Centered Framework for Inclusive Human-Machine Interaction Development

E Coronado, N Yamanobe, G Venture - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents the Network Empower and Prototyping Platform (NEP+), a flexible
framework purposefully crafted to simplify the process of interactive application …

Towards iot-aided human–robot interaction using nep and ros: A platform-independent, accessible and distributed approach

E Coronado, G Venture - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents the novel Python, C# and JavaScript libraries of Node Primitives (NEP),
a high-level, open, distributed, and component-based framework designed to enable easy …