Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration

Book excerpt: Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration covers the design and development of cognitive assistants in the smart factory era, its application domains, challenges, and current state of the art in assistance systems with collaborative robotics and IoT technologies, standards, platforms, and solutions. This book also provides a sociotechnical view of collaborative work in human-robot teams, investigating specific methods and techniques to analyze assistance systems. This will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of how cognitive assistants function and work in human-robot teams. - Introduces fundamental concepts of cognitive assistants and human-robot collaboration - Investigates the optimization capabilities of human-cyber physical systems - Discusses planning and implementation of cognitive assistant projects - Explores concepts and design elements of human collaborative workspaces