Collaborative robots

Projects and Programs

Tools for Collaborative Robots within SME Workcells

Ongoing

Despite the potential quality and productivity advantages, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have lagged in the adoption of robotic systems within their

Performance of Human-Robot Interaction

Ongoing

In terms of collaborative robotics, the widespread adoption of robots in historically manual manufacturing environments (which are subject to high product

Measurement Science for Manufacturing Robotics

Ongoing

To develop and deploy measurement science, standards, and test methods that advance manufacturing robotic system performance, collaboration, agility, autonomy

Embodied AI and Data Generation for Manufacturing Robotics

Ongoing

Approaches categorized as “artificial intelligence” (AI) are enabling significant advances in robotics. These include symbolic logic, Bayesian statistics, and

Publications

Towards the Development of Soft Force and Pressure Sensors for Robot Safety Applications

January 21, 2022

Author(s)

Jennifer Case, Nagarajan Rangarajan, Joseph Falco, Kenneth Kimble

When impacted by collaborative robots, human body parts deform which can cause surface and deep pain. Onset of pain has been determined as an acceptable injury

A Collaborative Robot Work-Cell Testbed for Industrial Wireless Communications

May 19, 2021

Author(s)

Yongkang Liu, Mohamed Hany, Karl Montgomery, Rick Candell

We propose a new testbed for assessing the performance of wireless techniques in support of industrial operations. We developed a collaborative robot work-cell

Workshop Report: Test Methods and Metrics for Effective HRI in Real-World Human-Robot Teams, ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference, 2020 (Virtual)

February 8, 2021

Author(s)

Shelly Bagchi, Jeremy Marvel, Megan L. Zimmerman, Murat Aksu, Brian Antonishek

This report details the second annual, full-day workshop exploring the metrology necessary for repeatably and independently assessing the performance of robotic

Workshop Report: Test Methods and Metrics for Effective HRI in Collaborative Human-Robot Teams, ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference, 2019

December 28, 2020

Author(s)

Shelly Bagchi, Murat Aksu, Megan L. Zimmerman, Jeremy Marvel, Brian Antonishek

Verified and validated test methods, being necessary to measure the performance of complex systems, are important tools for driving innovation, benchmarking and