Machine learning–driven self-discovery of the robot body morphology

F Díaz Ledezma, S Haddadin - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
The morphology of a robot is typically assumed to be known, and data from external
measuring devices are used mainly for its kinematic calibration. In contrast, we take an …

A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction

M Hamad, S Nertinger, RJ Kirschner… - … Workshop on Human …, 2023 - Springer
As of today, robots exhibit impressive agility but also pose potential hazards to humans
using/collaborating with them. Consequently, safety is considered the most paramount factor …

The ILIAD safety stack: human-aware infrastructure-free navigation of industrial mobile robots

S Molina, A Mannucci, M Magnusson… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current intralogistics services require keeping up with e-commerce demands, reducing
delivery times and waste, and increasing overall flexibility. As a consequence, the use of …

Safe-By-Design Digital Twins for Human-Robot Interaction: A Use Case for Humanoid Service Robots

J Škerlj, M Hamad, J Elsner, A Naceri… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrating humanoid service mobile robots into human environments presents numerous
challenges, primarily concerning the safety of interactions between robots and humans. To …

A General Safety Framework for Autonomous Manipulation in Human Environments

J Thumm, J Balletshofer, L Maglanoc… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Autonomous robots are projected to augment the manual workforce, especially in repetitive
and hazardous tasks. For a successful deployment of such robots in human environments, it …

A Novel Variable Stiffness Suspension System for Improved Stability and Control of Tactile Mobile Manipulators

S Kuhn, MC Yildirim, EP Fortunić… - 2024 IEEE/RSJ …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile manipulators (MM) have proven valuable in assisting humans in industrial settings.
However, their strict separation from humans in controlled environments limits their …

A Tactile Lightweight Exoskeleton for Teleoperation: Design and Control Performance

M Forouhar, H Sadeghian, DP Suay… - 2024 IEEE/RSJ …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, an upgraded exoskeleton design is presented with enhanced trajectory tracking
and mechanical transparency. Compared to the first version, the design features a 3-DoF …

Towards Safe Robot Use with Edged or Pointed Objects: A Surrogate Study Assembling a Human Hand Injury Protection Database

RJ Kirschner, CM Micheler, Y Zhou, S Siegner… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The use of pointed or edged tools or objects is one of the most challenging aspects of
today's application of physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). One reason for this is that the …

The ILIAD Safety Stack: Human-Aware Infrastructure-Free Navigation of Industrial Mobile Robots

S Molina Mellado, A Mannucci, CS Swaminathan… - 2023 - repository.lincoln.ac.uk
Safe yet efficient operation of professional service robots within logistics or production in
human-robot shared environments requires a flexible human-aware navigation stack. In this …

Modeling, identification and control of an omnidirectional wheeled manipulator for intralogistics applications in shared workspaces

A De Toni - 2023 - webthesis.biblio.polito.it
Efficient material flow, also known as intralogistics, plays a crucial role in agile production.
Despite the potential of robotic solutions, their complete integration into automating …