On the role of human operators in the design process of cobotic systems

This article provides a qualitative overview of the main multidisciplinary fields related to the place of human operators during the design process of humans –robots’ systems and discusses paths for effective consideration of the human challenge during this kind of design projects. The added value of this article is its multidisciplinary aspect. Readers will find in this article a technological overview of cobotics, different methodologies and design models focused on final users, interesting examples of evaluation indicators potentially adapted to an effective consideration of humans during the design process of cobotic systems (economic, technical, and human) and guidelines seeking to support cobotic system designers to succeed considering fi nal users during the design process.
Source: Cognition, Technology and Work - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research