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 …

After many years of rigid conventional procedures of production, industrial manufacturing is
going through a process of change toward flexible and intelligent manufacturing, the so …

Modern manufacturing systems require increased levels of automation for fast and low-cost
production, but also high levels of flexibility and adaptability to dynamic production …

Physical human—robot interaction and cooperation has become a topic of increasing
importance and of major focus in robotics research. An essential requirement of a robot …

The body representation in the human mind is dynamic, and illusions or traumatic events
can modify it to include additional limbs. This remarkable adaptability of the central nervous …

A new approach to physically assisting the human with a wearable robot is presented.
Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs) attached to the human waist support the body …

This literature review presents a comprehensive analysis of the use and potential
application scenarios of collaborative robots in the industrial working world, focusing on their …

This paper presents the design, analysis, fabrication, experimental characterization, and
evaluation of two prototypes of robotic extra fingers that can be used as grasp compensatory …

This paper presents the design and analysis of a novel high thrust force linear actuator with
high backdrivability. This motor consists of a mover and a stator with spiral (helical) structure …

Despite the major interest in the field of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) in recent years, not
much work has been presented on physical HRI (pHRI), especially for robot-initiated contact …