Collaborative robots provide prospective and great solutions to human–robot cooperative
tasks. In this paper, we present a comprehensive review for two significant topics in human …

Purpose In a world where customer empowerment is continuously increasing and changing
the service landscape, retailers must provide memorable shopping experiences to retain …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between subjective measures of
discomfort and objective measures related to the assessment of postural stresses based on …

In the context of smart factories, where intelligent machines share data and support
enhanced functionalities at a factory level, workers are still seen as spectators rather than …

Automated driving has the potential to improve the safety and efficiency of future traffic and
to extend elderly peoples' driving life, provided it is perceived as comfortable and joyful and …

The term comfort is often seen relating to the marketing of products like chairs, cars, clothing,
hand tools and even airplane tickets, while in the scientific literature, the term discomfort …

Comfort in automated driving is considered a key issue for broad acceptance of automated
vehicles. The research project KomfoPilot at Chemnitz University of Technology aimed to …

Purpose Offline retail stores have been working on improving their in-store customer
experience; they have begun to realise the physical advantage they have over online …

A significant part of manual work is still done using hand-tools. Therefore, a correct design is
crucial for preventing upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders, such as carpal tunnel …

Abstract In Human–Machine Interface (HMI) design, several parameters have to be correctly
evaluated in order to guarantee a good level of safety and well-being of users (humans) and …