Human-robot interaction in a shared workspace permits and often even requires physical
contact between humans and robots. A key technology to ensure that physical human robot …

The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) is intensively exploring
possibilities for robots to engage in various service tasks, especially fully-automatic systems …

This paper presents the application of a novel projection-based safety system for ensuring
hard safety in human-robot collaboration. We adapted the proposed sensor system to …

While collaborative robots have made headlines through recent industrial applications, they
are not as widespread in industry as it may seem. The authors of this paper believe that one …

This contribution aims in presenting a projection- and camera-based technology that provides
not only the safeguarding of humans but also capabilities for supporting and assisting the …

Collaborative robotics have a large potential for use in industrial applications. Nevertheless,
this potential is currently unrealized and one of the reasons is the challenges in planning …

This paper presents a new approach to safety and transparency in physical human-robot
collaboration by using conventional projector and camera equipment. Our system is able to …

Collaborative robots (cobots) become more and more important in industrial manufacturing
as flexible companions, working side by side with humans without safety fences. A key …

In order to define meaningful limit values for human-robot collisions, we have come to the
conclusion that only comprehensive collision tests with live test subjects will successfully lead …

Collaborative robots (cobots) provide a wide range of opportunities to improve the ergonomics
and efficiency of manual work stations. ISO/TS 15066 defines power and force limiting (…