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Physical Human-Robot Interaction

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(physical) Human-Robot Collaboration

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The research discipline of intelligent, adaptive, and force-sensitive robotic systems, which purposefully and safely operate, respond, and interact with humans and the environment in a physical world.

Introduction and History

In recent decades, a fundamental paradigm shift has taken place in the field of robotics, both in research and in practice. This paradigm shift means evolving from classical and potentially dangerous position-controlled rigid robots performing basic pick-and-place tasks to a new generation of mechatronic soft robots which are able to perform complex manipulation and interaction tasks. Fundamental to the new approach was the human-centered design scheme involving novel robot mechanics and control (soft robotics), whereby possible injuries due to unintentional contacts (collisions) can be significantly reduced. The integration of human intentions and preferences into the design and algorithms of robots makes...

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  1. Chair of Robotics Science and Systems Intelligence, Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munchen, Germany

    Sami Haddadin

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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Blk 1E Gillman Hts #17-43, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Marcelo H Ang

  2. Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Oussama Khatib

  3. Dipto di Informatica e Sistemistca, Univ di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

    Bruno Siciliano

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Jee-Hwan Ryu

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Haddadin, S. (2020). Physical Human-Robot Interaction. In: Ang, M., Khatib, O., Siciliano, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_26-1

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