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 …

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

In human-robot collaborative assembly, robots are often required to dynamically change
their pre-planned tasks to collaborate with human operators in a shared workspace …

Robot assistants and professional coworkers are becoming a commodity in domestic and
industrial settings. In order to enable robots to share their workspace with humans and …

With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital
technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The …

Industrial robots form an integral part of today's manufacturing industry, due to their high
versatility, precision, and fatigue proof nature. Yet, many small and medium sized …

This article reports on the state of the art of artificial hands, discussing some of the field's
most important trends and suggesting directions for future research. We review and group …

The importance of robots for industry, research, education, and society as a whole is steadily
increasing as reflected by the number of available systems and installed robots, not only in …

Abstract Variable Impedance Actuators (VIA) have received increasing attention in recent
years as many novel applications involving interactions with an unknown and dynamic …

Paralysis following spinal cord injury, brainstem stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and
other disorders can disconnect the brain from the body, eliminating the ability to perform …