Smart Collaborative Systems for Enabling Flexible and Ergonomic Work Practices [Industry Activities]

The manufacturing industry is among the top wealth generating sectors of the global economy and accounted for 15.3% and 10%, respectively, of the total European and American workforce in 2018 [1], [2]. Despite its crucial role, manufacturing is facing a critical challenge based on a reduction of ski...

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Published in:IEEE robotics & automation magazine 2020-06, Vol.27 (2), p.169-176
Main Authors: Ajoudani, Arash, Albrecht, Philipp, Bianchi, Matteo, Cherubini, Andrea, Del Ferraro, Simona, Fraisse, Philippe, Fritzsche, Lars, Garabini, Manolo, Ranavolo, Alberto, Rosen, Patricia Helen, Sartori, Massimo, Tsagarakis, Nikos, Vanderborght, Bram, Wischniewski, Sascha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automatic
Collaboration
Computer Science
Engineering Sciences
Ergonomics
Global economy
Manufacturing
Musculoskeletal system
Robot sensing systems
Robotics
Task analysis
Workforce
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Summary:The manufacturing industry is among the top wealth generating sectors of the global economy and accounted for 15.3% and 10%, respectively, of the total European and American workforce in 2018 [1], [2]. Despite its crucial role, manufacturing is facing a critical challenge based on a reduction of skilled labor availability. This trend is impos- ing a bottleneck on growth due to the demands of an increasingly competitive market. The aging workforce is not helping this shortfall either, as the available workforce is less able to perform burdensome industrial tasks in an efficient and productive manner.
ISSN:1070-9932
1558-223X
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2020.2985344