A survey of robots in healthcare

M Kyrarini, F Lygerakis, A Rajavenkatanarayanan… - Technologies, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the current advancements in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI),
robots have the potential to support the field of healthcare. Robotic systems are often …

[HTML][HTML] Ergonomic human-robot collaboration in industry: A review

M Lorenzini, M Lagomarsino, L Fortini… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the current industrial context, the importance of assessing and improving workers' health
conditions is widely recognised. Both physical and psycho-social factors contribute to …

Mental workload and human-robot interaction in collaborative tasks: A scoping review

C Carissoli, L Negri, M Bassi, FA Storm… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In human-robot collaboration (HRC), operators work side by side with collaborative robots
(cobots), a new type of machines able to function safely on tasks shared with humans …

An ergonomic role allocation framework for dynamic human–robot collaborative tasks

E Merlo, E Lamon, F Fusaro, M Lorenzini, A Carfì… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
By incorporating ergonomics principles into the task allocation processes, human–robot
collaboration (HRC) frameworks can favour the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal …

An online framework for cognitive load assessment in industrial tasks

M Lagomarsino, M Lorenzini, E De Momi… - Robotics and Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing trend toward Industry 4.0 has revolutionised ordinary workplaces, profoundly
changing the role played by humans in the production chain. Research on ergonomics in …

Pick the right co-worker: Online assessment of cognitive ergonomics in human–robot collaborative assembly

M Lagomarsino, M Lorenzini, P Balatti… - … on Cognitive and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human–robot collaborative assembly systems enhance the efficiency and productivity of the
workplace but may increase the workers' cognitive demand. This article proposes an online …

[HTML][HTML] Using IoT devices for sensor-based monitoring of employees' mental workload: Investigating managers' expectations and concerns

S Pütz, V Rick, A Mertens, V Nitsch - Applied ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the objective assessment of mental workload has been a focus of human factors
research, few studies have investigated stakeholders' attitudes towards its implementation in …

Physical and mental well‐being of cobot workers: A scoping review using the Software‐Hardware‐Environment‐Liveware‐Liveware‐Organization model

FA Storm, M Chiappini, C Dei, C Piazza… - Human Factors and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present scoping review investigated the current state of the art concerning factors
affecting physical and mental health and well‐being of workers using collaborative robots …

New oscillatory features of electrodermal activity signals evaluated in automated mental workload monitoring

P Ghaderyan, R Mirzaeian - Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Oscillatory components are discriminative features of mental workload monitoring in
electrodermal activity (EDA) signals. Currently, most feature extraction techniques mainly …

Benchmarking teamwork of humans and cobots—an overview of metrics, strategies, and tasks

D Riedelbauch, N Höllerich, D Henrich - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human-robot teaming receives an ever-increasing level of attention in research,
development and industry. Novel approaches to task sharing in hybrid teams range from …