The fourth industrial revolution and the underlying digital transformation, known as Industry
4.0, is progressing exponentially. The digital revolution is reshaping the way individuals live …

Currently, a large number of industrial robots have been deployed to replace or assist
humans to perform various repetitive and dangerous manufacturing tasks. However, based …

Collaborative robots (cobots) are robots that are designed to collaborate with humans in an
open workspace. In contrast to industrial robots in an enclosed environment, cobots need …

Recent technological advances in hardware design of the robotic platforms enabled the
implementation of various control modalities for improved interactions with humans and …

This paper discusses an object-oriented event-driven simulation as a digital twin of a flexible
assembly cell coordinated with a robot to perform assembly tasks alongside human. The …

Despite the increasing academic interest in Industry 4.0, only a minority of studies has
examined the antecedents and outcomes of sustainability-oriented Industry 4.0 initiatives. In …

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 …

Industry 4.0 is a new industrial paradigm that brings new challenges for workers as they
have to actively collaborate with robots in an interconnected environment. The main purpose …

New industrial revolution-“The 4th industrial revolution” must be a remarkable milestone for
the second decade of the twenty-first century. Many countries are competing to innovate …

This study provides a structured literature review of the recent COllaborative roBOT
(COBOT) applications in industrial and service contexts. Several papers and research …