Human-robot collaboration (HRC) explores how humans and robots can work together to achieve shared goals. In recent years, HRC has enabled innovative applications for robots, transforming manufacturing and expanding into fields like healthcare and agriculture. This interdisciplinary area draws from robotics, artificial intelligence, design, and cognitive sciences.
In industry, HRC typically involves collaborative robots that physically interact with humans in shared workspaces to perform tasks such as joint manipulation or object handovers. However, adoption in industrial settings has been slower than anticipated, largely because collaborative robots must be safe for human interaction, easy for non-experts to program, and capable of intelligent, adaptive operation.
This book presents the latest advances in human-robot collaboration, with a focus on future industrial applications. It is a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, engineers, developers, and entrepreneurs interested in HRC research and technologies.
