Design and Application of Collaborative Robotics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics and Automation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 6048
Special Issue Editors
Interests: human–robot collaboration; safety; ergonomics; collaborative assembly systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: robotics; assembly; production engineering; simulation
Interests: manufacturing systems; digital factory; collaborative robotics; Industry 4.0
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Collaborative robotics is a key enabling technology of Industry 4.0 and represents a way to effectively implement cyber-physical systems on the shop floor. At present, the industrial robot market is showing continuous growth, and collaborative robots are becoming an important element flexible of manufacturing systems. Human–robot interaction, and in particular human–robot collaboration, are the forms by which collaborative robotics can be implemented in industry. These usually allow and require the sharing of tasks and workspaces between the operator and the robotic system without physical barriers in a fenceless cell to achieve common production goals. In that regard, collaborative robots should not only increase flexibility, but also improve operators' work conditions and wellbeing by helping them in unsafe and less-ergonomic activities, acting as assistance systems. On the other hand, they can also improve the performance of the manufacturing system by enhancing productivity and process quality. Collaborative robotics introduces many advantages but also challenges, especially from the occupational safety and ergonomics perspective, as well as from the system design and management point of view. Companies need support to properly design and implement collaborative robots and related systems by considering both the advantages and disadvantages of human and robot resources.
Therefore, the general target of the present Special Issue is to contribute to the expansion of knowledge in this field, promoting research focused on the design and application of safe, human-centered, and efficient collaborative robotics in industrial settings.
Dr. Luca Gualtieri
Dr. Fabio Pini
Dr. Emmanuel Francalanza
Dr. Federico Fraboni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- industrial collaborative robotics
- human-robot interaction
- human-robot collaboration
- manufacturing system
- safety
- ergonomics
- human-centered design
- Industry 4.0
