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Challenges and opportunities in human robot collaboration context of Industry 4.0 - a state of the art review

Anil Kumar Inkulu (Industrial Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India)
M.V.A. Raju Bahubalendruni (Industrial Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India)
Ashok Dara (Industrial Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India)
SankaranarayanaSamy K. (Industrial Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, India)

Industrial Robot

ISSN: 0143-991x

Article publication date: 4 August 2021

Issue publication date: 11 February 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

In the present era of Industry 4.0, the manufacturing automation is moving toward mass production and mass customization through human–robot collaboration. The purpose of this paper is to describe various human–robot collaborative (HRC) techniques and their applicability for various manufacturing methods along with key challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

Numerous recent relevant research literature has been analyzed, and various human–robot interaction methods have been identified, and detailed discussions are made on one- and two-way human–robot collaboration.

Findings

The challenges in implementing human–robot collaboration for various manufacturing process and the challenges in one- and two-way collaboration between human and robot are found and discussed.

Originality/value

The authors have attempted to classify the HRC techniques and demonstrated the challenges in different modes.

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Citation

Inkulu, A.K., Bahubalendruni, M.V.A.R., Dara, A. and K., S. (2022), "Challenges and opportunities in human robot collaboration context of Industry 4.0 - a state of the art review", Industrial Robot, Vol. 49 No. 2, pp. 226-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-04-2021-0077

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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