Predictive Maintenance Of Industrial Robots

A study of how manufacturing employees perceive and accept industrial robots on the factory floor. Examines the psychological factors that shape human-robot collaboration.

Semsettin Cigdem, Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene and Bülent Yildiz

Reviews the shift from full automation toward collaborative robots, or cobots, that share the workspace with people. Proposes a research agenda for the social and organizational side of cobot adoption.

Astrid Weiss, Ann-Kathrin Wortmeier, and Bettina Kubicek

Summarizes safety practices for working around industrial robots, from hazard sources to mechanical safeguards and limit switches. A compact reference on protecting workers near automated cells.

Kishan Jani

An economics discussion paper measuring how industrial robot adoption affects workplace injuries and worker health. Uses labor-market data to weigh the safety trade-offs of automation.

Rania Gihleb, Osea Giuntella, Luca Stella and Tianyi Wang

A technical overview of functional safety requirements and architectures for industrial robots in smart factories. Explains how to build safe, reliable robotic systems for Industry 4.0.

Texas Instruments