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 …

Robots that physically interact with their surroundings, in order to accomplish some tasks or
assist humans in their activities, require to exploit contact forces in a safe and proficient …

Interaction control presents opportunities for contact robots physically interacting with their
human user, such as assistance targeted to each human user, communication of goals to …

With the development of manufacturing industry to the directions of personalization and
flexibility, the advantages of human-robot collaboration attract more and more attention. In …

This paper presents a method to incorporate ergonomics into the optimization of action
sequences for bi-manual human-robot cooperation tasks with continuous physical …

In this study, an adaptive object deformability-agnostic human-robot collaborative
transportation framework is presented. The proposed framework enables to combine the …

In this work, we introduce an adaptive control framework for human-robot collaborative
transportation of objects with unknown deformation behaviour. The proposed framework …

Simultaneous and proportional control (SPC) using surface electromyography (sEMG)
signals has become a prevailing solution for the intuitive control of prosthesis and human …

As the capacity for machines to extend human capabilities continues to grow, the
communication channels used must also expand. Allowing machines to interpret nonverbal …

Sustainable manufacturing plays a role in ensuring products' economic characteristics and
reducing energy and resource consumption by improving the well-being of human workers …