Collaborative robots (“cobots”) have attracted growing attention in academia and industry
over the last years. Due to in-built safety features and easy programming, they allow for …

This review paper provides a literature survey of collaborative robots, or cobots, and their
use in various industries. Cobots have gained popularity due to their ability to work with …

Collaborative Robots (Cobots) play an increasing role in the advanced manufacturing
landscape. The cobot market is rapidly expanding, and the academic literature is similarly …

Cobots have been expected to provide the missing link towards flexible production by
simple programming and the cobots' ability to work next to human workers without the need …

The rapid development of robot technology has introduced a substantial impact on
manufacturing. Numerous studies have been carried out to apply collaborative robots …

Currently, a large number of industrial robots have been deployed to replace or assist
humans to perform various repetitive and dangerous manufacturing tasks. However, based …

Collaborative robots (cobots) are being applied in areas such as healthcare, rehabilitation,
agriculture and logistics, beyond the typical manufacturing setting. This is leading to a …

A collaborative robot, or cobot, enables users to work closely with it through direct
communication without the use of traditional barricades. Cobots eliminate the gap that has …

The articles in this special section report on the most advanced applications of human–robot
collaboration in relevant environments. 2016 saw the highest number of industrial robots …

This paper provides an overview of collaborative robotics towards manufacturing
applications. Over the last decade, the market has seen the introduction of a new category of …