The deployment of Industry 4.0 emerging technologies such as Augmented reality (AR),
Virtual reality (VR), and collaborative Robots enhances flexibility and precision in the …

Industries are adopting advanced technologies to attain the goals of the manufacturing
system and the demands of the current industrial era. A collaborative and flexible …

As a key and enabling technology of Industry 4.0, there is no doubt that manufacturing
enterprises will benefit from the introduction of collaborative robots (cobots) in their …

The innovation-driven Industry 5.0 leads us to consider humanity in a prominent position as
the center of the manufacturing field even more than Industry 4.0. This pushes us towards …

Abstract The recent Industry 4.0 trend, followed by the technological advancement of
collaborative robots, has urged many industries to shift towards new types of assembly lines …

Industrial collaborative robotics is an enabling technology and one of the main drivers of
Industry 4.0 in industrial assembly. It allows a safe physical and human-machine interaction …

Seamless human–robot collaboration requires the equipping of robots with cognitive
capabilities that enable their awareness of the environment, as well as the actions that take …

During the last decades, there has been wide interest towards creating more agile and
reconfigurable automation systems. This includes the research interest towards human …

In recent years, the number of hybrid work systems using human robot collaboration (HRC)
increased in industrial production environments–enhancing productivity while reducing work …

The layout of fixed-position assembly islands (FPAI) is widely used for producing fragile or
bulky products. With the increasing customised demand and unique operation patterns …