Easy-to-use collaborative robotics solutions, where human workers and robots share their
skills, are entering the market, thus becoming the new frontier in industrial robotics. They …

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

We introduce a vacuum-powered soft pneumatic actuator (V-SPA) that leverages a single,
shared vacuum power supply and enables complex soft robotic systems with multiple …

This paper presents an experimental study on human-robot comanipulation in the presence
of kinematic redundancy. The objective of the work is to enhance the performance during …

Robots are becoming safe and smart enough to work alongside people not only on
manufacturing production lines, but also in spaces such as houses, museums, or hospitals …

Over the last two decades, the foundations for physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) have
evolved from successful developments in mechatronics, control, and planning, leading …

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 …

In this paper, we propose a novel method for human–robot collaboration, where the robot
physical behaviour is adapted online to the human motor fatigue. The robot starts as a …

In this paper we examine the state of the art in tactile sensing for mechatronics. We define a
tactile sensor as a device or system that can measure a given property of an object or …

Advances in robotics now permit humans to work collaboratively with robots. However,
humans often feel unsafe working alongside robots. Our knowledge of how to help humans …