Deconstruction, a hazardous stage in a building's lifecycle, requires safe and efficient
human-robot collaboration (HRC). However, existing studies lack a comprehensive …

Collaborative robots, or cobots, provide opportunities for their use in a range of complex
scenarios in different industries, including construction. As a variant of industrial robots …

The migration from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 is becoming more relevant nowadays, with a
consequent increase in interest in the operators' wellness in their working environment. In …

The present study aims at exploring the effect of communicating robots' intent through visual
cues, to the human on a complex human-robot collaborative task. Specifically, it aims to …

Nowadays, the current market trend is oriented toward increasing mass customization,
meaning that modern production systems have to be able to be flexible but also highly …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is deemed to increase workers' productivity by enhancing their
creative abilities and acting as a general-purpose tool for innovation. While much is known …

Objective Physical and cognitive workloads and performance were studied for a corrective
shared control (CSC) human–robot collaborative (HRC) sanding task. Background Manual …

Collaboration between humans and robots has great promise in manufacturing systems.
The utilization of cobots in a manufacturing system can improve both productivity and …

While existing floor tiling robots provide automated tiling for small tiles, robots designed for
large and heavy tiles are rare. This paper develops a six-degree-of-freedom Stewart …

In shared autonomy, human-robot handover for object delivery is crucial. Accurate robot
predictions of human hand motion and intentions enhance collaboration efficiency …