Interacting with Collaborative Robots—A Study on Attitudes and Acceptance in Industrial Contexts

Abstract

Through combining robots’ power, consistency, and accuracy with humans’ creativity and flexibility, human–robot interaction offers newways of man- ufacturing. For the successful introduction of human–robot interaction in manufac- turing, it is important not only to consider the necessary change of qualification, but also to create a positive attitude toward this new technology as expectations trigger behavior and consequently influence the quality of work. The study reported in this chapter analyzes how attitudes toward collaborative robots are influenced through interaction with an industrial robot.