Industrial robots form an integral part of today's manufacturing industry, due to their high
versatility, precision, and fatigue proof nature. Yet, many small and medium sized …

There has been a rapid increase in the use of collaborative robots in manufacturing
industries within the context of Industry 4.0 and smart factories. The existing human–robot …

This paper provides a structured and practical roadmap for practitioners to integrate learning
from demonstration (LfD) into manufacturing tasks, with a specific focus on industrial …

The demand for electric vehicle (EV) battery services, such as repair, remanufacturing, and
recycling, is rising as more EVs enter the market. Disassembly is an essential step in these …

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

Decreasing batch sizes lead to an increasing demand for flexible automation systems in
manufacturing industries. Robot cells are one solution for automating manufacturing tasks …

Efficient and natural programming strategies play a crucial role in enabling human-guided
robotic assembly to adapt quickly to dynamic tasks. The combination of Augmented Reality …

Specifying and solving Constraint-based Optimization Problems (COP) has become a
mainstream technology for advanced motion control of mobile robots. COP programming still …

The ease of use of robot programming interfaces represents a barrier to robot adoption in
several manufacturing sectors because of the need for more expertise from the end-users …

High-integrity welds found in safety–critical industries require flaw-free joints, but automation
is challenging due to low-volume, often-unique nature of the work, alongside high …