A Review on Collaborative Robots in Industrial and Service Sectors

Today, a collaborative robotics is a rapidly developing area due to its applications in a broad variety of sectors. Collaborative robots (cobots) are robots, which are designed specifically to work along with humans in a common workspace. This article discusses modern cobots employed in industrial and service sectors. Research activities associated with cobots used in virtual environments and real world experiments are described. The ISO/TS 15066:2016 technical specifications followed by cobots for ensuring safety to human operators are emphasized.