WHEN IS A ROBOT A COBOT? MOVING BEYOND MANUFACTURING AND ARM-BASED COBOT MANIPULATORS

Guertler, M; Tomidei, L; Sick, N; Carmichael, M; Paul, G; Wambsganss, A; Hernandez Moreno, V; Hussain, S

WHEN IS A ROBOT A COBOT? MOVING BEYOND MANUFACTURING AND ARM-BASED COBOT MANIPULATORS

Guertler, M

Tomidei, L Sick, N Carmichael, M

Paul, G Wambsganss, A Hernandez Moreno, V Hussain, S

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Proceedings of the Design Society, 2023, 3, pp. 3889-3898
Issue Date:: 2023-07

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dc.contributor.author	Guertler, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-6349
dc.contributor.author	Tomidei, L
dc.contributor.author	Sick, N
dc.contributor.author	Carmichael, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-0074
dc.contributor.author	Paul, G
dc.contributor.author	Wambsganss, A
dc.contributor.author	Hernandez Moreno, V
dc.contributor.author	Hussain, S
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-01T08:56:38Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-01T08:56:38Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Design Society, 2023, 3, pp. 3889-3898
dc.identifier.issn	2732-527X
dc.identifier.issn	2732-527X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171695
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Collaborative robots (“cobots”) have attracted growing attention in academia and industry over the last years. Due to in-built safety features and easy programming, they allow for close human-cobot collaboration and support e.g. flexible manufacturing. However, the lack of a common understanding what a cobot is along with its traditional focus on arm-based cobots complicates further research and industry adoption. Thus, this paper analyses the variety of definitions in literature incl. standards and practice examples to derive a consistent and holistic definition and taxonomy of what a collaborative robot is. Aside from contributing a structured overview of various forms of human-robot collaboration, this builds an important foundation for future research as it systematically differentiates different cobot types. Companies and other organisations will benefit by a better understanding of what type of cobot they need and how to ensure safe collaboration.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation	New South Wales GovernmentPO4549670
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Design Society
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/pds.2023.390
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	WHEN IS A ROBOT A COBOT? MOVING BEYOND MANUFACTURING AND ARM-BASED COBOT MANIPULATORS
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - RI - Robotics Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAM - Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
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dc.date.updated	2023-08-01T08:56:36Z
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AbstractCollaborative robots (“cobots”) have attracted growing attention in academia and industry over the last years. Due to in-built safety features and easy programming, they allow for close human-cobot collaboration and support e.g. flexible manufacturing. However, the lack of a common understanding what a cobot is along with its traditional focus on arm-based cobots complicates further research and industry adoption. Thus, this paper analyses the variety of definitions in literature incl. standards and practice examples to derive a consistent and holistic definition and taxonomy of what a collaborative robot is. Aside from contributing a structured overview of various forms of human-robot collaboration, this builds an important foundation for future research as it systematically differentiates different cobot types. Companies and other organisations will benefit by a better understanding of what type of cobot they need and how to ensure safe collaboration.

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