While traditional industrial robots participate in repetitive manufacturing processes from
behind caged safety enclosures, collaborative robots (cobots) offer a highly flexible and …

Musculoskeletal disorders are the single largest category of work-related diseases in many
industrial countries, and are associated with very large costs in lost productivity and …

The constant call in manufacturing for higher quality, efficiency, flexibility and cost effective
solutions has been supported by technology developments and revised legislations in the …

The potential of collaborative robotics often does not materialize in an efficient design of the
human-robot collaboration. Technology-oriented approaches are no longer enough in the …

The brand new paradigm of Industry 5.0 envisages an increased leading role of the human
operator in the production lines of the next future. Human-centric oriented solutions are …

The advent of collaborative robotics has enabled humans and robots to collaborate closely
in carrying out manufacturing activities. Together, they can leverage their unique strengths …

According to the Industry 5.0 framework, the smart factory should combine digitalization and
prediction activities with a greater sustainability and human centrality within working …

This paper introduces DAC-HRC, a novel cognitive architecture designed to optimize human-
robot collaboration (HRC) in industrial settings, particularly within the context of Industry 4.0 …

The human–robot collaboration (HRC) solutions presented so far have the disadvantage
that the interaction between humans and robots is based on the human's state or on specific …

One of the key enabling technologies that has made Industry 4.0 a concrete reality is without
doubt collaborative robotics, which is also evolving as a fundamental pillar of the next …