Characterizing the state of the art of human-robot coproduction

The industry is working towards manufacturing systems consisting of a blend of humans and robots. We look at the development of these systems in the context of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Also, it is believed that industrial robots with collaboration capabilities with humans will play a crucial role in the change towards reconfigurable...

Affective Body Language of Humanoid Robots: Perception and Effects in Human Robot Interaction

Fundamentals of ergonomic exoskeleton robots

This thesis is the first to provide the fundamentals of ergonomic exoskeleton design. The fundamental theory as well as technology necessary to analyze and develop ergonomic wearable robots interacting with humans is established and validated by experiments and prototypes. The fundamentals are (1) a new theoretical framework for analyzing...