An Approach for adapting a Cobot Workstation to Human Operator within a Deep Learning Camera One of the major objectives of international projects in the field of Industrial Automation is to achieve a proper and safe humanrobot collaboration. This will permit the coexistence of both humans and robots at factory shop floors, where each one has a clear role along the industrial processes. Itxe2x80x99s a matter of fact that machines, including robots, have specific features that determine the kind of operation(s) that they can perform better. Similarly, human operators have a set of skills and knowledge that permits them to accomplish their tasks at work. This article proposes the adaptation of robots to the skills of human operators in order to implement an efficient, safe and comfortable synergy between robots and humans that are working at the same workspace. As a representative case of study, this research work describes an approach for adapting a cobot workstation to human operators within an installed deep learning camera on the cobot. First, the camera is used to recognize the human operator that collaborates with the robot. Then, the corresponding profile is processed and serves as an input to a module in charge of adapting specific features of the robot. In this manner, the robot can adapt e.g., to the speed of operation according to the skills of the worker or deliver parts to be manipulated according to the handedness of the human worker. In addition, the deep learning camera is used for stopping the process at any time that the worked leaves unexpectedly the workstation.

Implementing a HumanRobot Collaborative Assembly Workstation Over the last decades, the Industrial Automation domain has exhibited an exponential growth of robotsxe2x80x99 deployment at factory shop floors. The main objective is to increase efficiency and productivity at a reasonable cost, which is lowered thanks to the robot lifespan. But not all the manual tasks, the tasks requiring highlevel of dexterity, are yet replaced by robots. In fact, Europe is moving towards the creation of efficient workspaces where both robots and human operators can work safely. In this context, there is a clear intention of achieving solutions that involve collaborative robots, a.k.a. cobots or corobots, for permitting a safe interaction between robots and humans working for the same or interrelated processes. Many manufactures started to present their products but those arrived before the industry have clear and several needs of this particular technology. This article presents a humanrobot collaborative assembly workstation, composed by the ABB YuMi robot that interacts with a human operation in order to assembly a product box, as a part of a largescale process. Assembly process, workstation design, implementation and its validation are illustrated. Then, this paper aims to summarize advantages and challenges of implementing cobots by exemplifying a real scenario of collaborative interaction between a cobot and a human operator, feasible to implement at any industrial facility.