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Ergonomics and Safety in the Design of Industrial Collaborative Robotics

A Systematic Literature Review

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Objective: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify relevant ergonomic and safety factors for designing collaborative workspaces in industrial settings. Background: The growing use of smart and collaborative robots in manufacturing brings some challenges for the human-robot interaction design. Human-centered manufacturing solutions will improve physical and mental well-being, performance, productivity and sustainability. Method: A systematic review of the literature was performed based on the protocol of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Results: After a search in the databases Scopus and Web of Science, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 publications in the English language, published between the years 2010 and 2020, remained in the final analysis. Publications were categorized in cognitive ergonomic factors (13), safety factors (10), physical ergonomic factors (6) and organizational ergonomic factors (4). The analysis of results reinforced that to optimize the design of collaborative workstations it is imperative to have a holistic perspective of collaboration, integrating multiple key factors from areas such as engineering, ergonomics, safety, sociology and psychological as well as manufacturing efficiency and productivity. Application: Considering the advantages of the use of cobots in manufacturing, the results of this review will be useful to support companies in implementing human-robot collaboration.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões & Ana Pinto

  2. Center for Enterprise Systems Engineering, INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal

    Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

  3. Centre for Business and Economics Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões, Ana Pinto, Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

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    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões, Ana Pinto, Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

  5. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões, Ana Pinto, Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

  6. LAETA/INEGI; Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões, Ana Pinto, Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

  7. Environmental Health Department, School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Sofia Pinheiro, Ana Correia Simões, Ana Pinto, Bram Boris Van Acker, Klaas Bombeke, David Romero, Mário Vaz & Joana Santos

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Pinheiro, S. et al. (2022). Ergonomics and Safety in the Design of Industrial Collaborative Robotics. In: Arezes, P.M., et al. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 406. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_42

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