The social implications of a wide variety of technologies are the subject matter of the IEEE
Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). This paper reviews the SSIT's …

This article presents a state-of-the-art survey on the robotic systems, sensors, actuators, and
collaborative strategies for physical human-robot collaboration (pHRC). This article starts …

In order to meet the actual requirements of nuclear radiation and chemical leak detection,
and emergency response, a new small teleoperated robot for nuclear radiation and …

Accurate prediction of human movements is required to enhance the efficiency of physical
human–robot interaction. Behavioral differences across various users are crucial factors that …

Collaborative Robots—CoBots—are emerging as a promising technological aid for workers.
To date, most CoBots merely share their workspace or collaborate without contact, with their …

One factor that contributes to successful long-term human-human interaction is that humans
are able to appropriately express their emotions depending on situations. Unlike humans …

This paper presents a novel method for learning and tracking of the desired path of the
human partner in physical human-robot interaction. Combining the Adam optimization …

The current level of uncritical adoption in bodymodifying devices, and the propensity for
remaking the human body through the aid of technology, is moving society closer to a …

This study aims at evaluating upper limb muscle coordination and activation in workers
performing an actual use-case manual material handling (MMH). The study relies on the …

Many robots capable of performing social behaviors have recently been developed for
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) studies. These social robots are applied in various domains …