Human-Robot Interaction: Applications
Abstract
Recently, human-robot interaction (HRI) is an extensive research topic and theme which gained importance and
significance. HRI aims at the complementary combination between the robot capabilities and human skills. The robots assist
humans in terms of precision, speed, and force. The humans contribute in terms of the experience, knowledge of executing the
task, intuition, and easy adaptation and learning, and understanding of control strategies. In this work, the applications of
human-robot interaction are reviewed. These applications could be industrial, medical, agricultural, servical, and educational.
HRI can be found in industrial applications in picking and placing in the production lines, welding processes, parts assembly,
and painting. Assistive robotics are one from the highest profile areas in HRI. For people with the physical and the mental
challenges, the robots can provide the opportunity of interaction and therapy. In addition, HRI can be widely applied in
hospitals. Nowadays, HRI is very important for facing the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In agriculture, the
cooperation between human and the robot helps with many tasks including harvesting, seeding, fertilizing, spraying, weed
detection, hauling, and mowing. HRI can also be found in other applications such as education, mining, and home use.