Human-Robot Interaction - Hardcover

As Robotic Systems Become Widespread In The Manufacturing And Service industries, this book is one of few to address the key question of how they interact with humans.

As robotic systems become widespread in the manufacturing and service industries, this book is one of few to address the key question of how they interact with humans. The book is organized around three central themes; the strength and weaknesses of human operators in interactive robotic environments; safety issues, including robot accidents, operator intrusions, and system reliability; and the design of robots for different applications. The topics covered include questions of occupational safety, productivity, process design, scheduling, operation and repair; everywhere that the differing abilities and characteristics of human and robotic systems are seen. Highlighting the important aspects of human-robot interaction, this book is designed to provide easily-retrievable information for a wide range of scientists from engineers and designers of robotic systems, to human factors specialists and students interested in robotic systems.