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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 401, 2024
21st International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2024)
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Article Number | 12005 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Advanced Manufacturing | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440112005 | |
Published online | 27 August 2024 |
An overview of cobots for advanced manufacturing: Human-robot interactions and research trends
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group, Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, Scotland, UK
* Corresponding author: erfu.yang@strath.ac.uk
Advanced manufacturing is currently undergoing a significant transition towards human-robot collaboration. This shift has attracted considerable attention from researchers seeking to harness the synergistic potential of human and robotic capabilities across a range of applications and tasks. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the classification of robots, considering key aspects like architecture, mobility, function, size, autonomy, and human contact. The study goes deeper into collaborative robots by emphasizing the levels of interaction between robots and humans. To provide a comprehensive overview, a meticulous analysis of scientific publications spanning a two-decade period is conducted, with a focus on data collected over the past decade. Furthermore, the analysis extrapolates main trends and developments to offer insights for the next decade, thereby facilitating a comparative assessment of publication rates about both collaborative and industrial robots during this timeframe.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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