Smart sensors are an integral part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and are widely used to
add safety measures to human–robot interaction applications. With the advancement of …

Proximity sensing is a major requirement for intelligent robots and robotic arms to ensure
safety and closed-loop control in human–robot interactions. E-skins have received …

This paper presents a multi-functional capacitive sensor that is developed to improve the
worker safety during the industrial human-robot interactions. The sensor is to be mounted on …

This letter proposes a sensor using conductive fabric that can detect proximity and contact
by measuring the capacitance between the sensor and the surrounding environment. Due to …

Physical Human-Robot-Interaction (pHRI) is beneficial for communication in social
interaction or to perform collaborative tasks but is also crucial for safety. While robotic …

This letter presents CapSense, a real-time open-source capacitive sensor simulation
framework for robotic applications. CapSense provides raw data of capacitive proximity …

With the fourth revolution of healthcare, ie, Healthcare 4.0, collaborative robotics is spilling
out from traditional manufacturing and will blend into human living or working environments …

There are growing interests in the use of robots in collaborative environments with humans
or other intelligent machines. Sensing the environment for which the robot is operating can …

A robot must comply with very restrictive safety standards in close human-robot collaboration
applications. These standards limit the robot's performance because of speed reductions to …

Safety devices are essential for humans and robots to work alongside each other or
together. This paper introduces a multi-functional safety sensor for physical Human–Robot …