Collaborative robots are increasingly common in modern production systems, since they
allow to merge the productivity of automated systems with the flexibility and dexterity of …

Robots are becoming increasingly omnipresent in our daily lives, supporting us and carrying
out autonomous tasks. In Human-Robot Interaction, human actors benefit from …

Services are changing at an impressive pace boosted by the technological advances felt in
Robotics, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that have uncovered new research …

Highlights•Concepts and aspects of optimal design for human-robot collaborative
systems.•Methods for safe physical interactions between human and robots in …

Occupational safety has become a major issue in the construction industry over the years.
Studies have shown that work-related accidents are mostly caused by the unsafe behaviors …

The demand for collaborative robots is growing in industrial environments due to their
versatility and low prices. Thus, more collaborative solutions are emerging for industrial …

Within the context of Industry 4.0 and of the new emerging Industry 5.0, human factors are
becoming increasingly important, especially in Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC). This …

Physical human-robot collaboration is increasingly required in many contexts (such as
industrial and rehabilitation applications). The robot needs to interact with the human to …

Throughout history, interactions between humans and robots, and robots themselves have
experienced profound shifts, generating a plethora of literature within the domains of …

ABSTRACT Human-robot collaboration (HRC), as a part of Industry 4.0 strategy, requires a
completely new type of robots able to co-work with humans, called collaborative robots or …