A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction

Mazin Hamad; Simone Nertinger; Robin J. Kirschner; Luis Figueredo; Abdeldjallil Naceri; Sami Haddadin

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-55000-3_1

A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction

Mazin Hamad, Simone Nertinger, Robin J. Kirschner, Luis Figueredo, Abdeldjallil Naceri, Sami Haddadin

Chair of Robotics and Systems Intelligence

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

As of today, robots exhibit impressive agility but also pose potential hazards to humans using/collaborating with them. Consequently, safety is considered the most paramount factor in human-robot interaction (HRI). This paper presents a multi-layered safety architecture, integrating both physical and cognitive aspects for effective HRI. We outline critical requirements for physical safety layers as service modules that can be arbitrarily queried. Further, we showcase an HRI scheme that addresses human factors and perceived safety as high-level constraints on a validated impact safety paradigm. The aim is to enable safety certification of human-friendly robots across various HRI scenarios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Friendly Robotics 2023 - HFR
Subtitle of host publication	16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics
Editors	Cristina Piazza, Patricia Capsi-Morales, Luis Figueredo, Manuel Keppler, Hinrich Schütze
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	1-18
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9783031549991
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55000-3_1
State	Published - 2024
Event	16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, HFR 2023 - Munich, Germany Duration: 20 Sep 2023 → 21 Sep 2023

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics
Volume	29 SPAR
ISSN (Print)	2511-1256
ISSN (Electronic)	2511-1264

Conference

Conference	16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, HFR 2023
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	20/09/23 → 21/09/23

Keywords

Human-robot interaction
gracefulness
safety

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-55000-3_1

Cite this

Hamad, M., Nertinger, S., Kirschner, R. J., Figueredo, L., Naceri, A., & Haddadin, S. (2024). A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction. In C. Piazza, P. Capsi-Morales, L. Figueredo, M. Keppler, & H. Schütze (Eds.), Human-Friendly Robotics 2023 - HFR: 16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (pp. 1-18). (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 29 SPAR). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55000-3_1

Hamad, Mazin ; Nertinger, Simone ; Kirschner, Robin J. et al. / A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction. Human-Friendly Robotics 2023 - HFR: 16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics. editor / Cristina Piazza ; Patricia Capsi-Morales ; Luis Figueredo ; Manuel Keppler ; Hinrich Schütze. Springer Nature, 2024. pp. 1-18 (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics).

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Hamad, M, Nertinger, S, Kirschner, RJ, Figueredo, L, Naceri, A & Haddadin, S 2024, A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction. in C Piazza, P Capsi-Morales, L Figueredo, M Keppler & H Schütze (eds), Human-Friendly Robotics 2023 - HFR: 16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics. Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, vol. 29 SPAR, Springer Nature, pp. 1-18, 16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, HFR 2023, Munich, Germany, 20/09/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55000-3_1

A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction. / Hamad, Mazin; Nertinger, Simone; Kirschner, Robin J. et al.
Human-Friendly Robotics 2023 - HFR: 16th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics. ed. / Cristina Piazza; Patricia Capsi-Morales; Luis Figueredo; Manuel Keppler; Hinrich Schütze. Springer Nature, 2024. p. 1-18 (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 29 SPAR).

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