Wearables for Human-Robot Interaction & Collaboration

As wearable technologies and robotics continue to advance, the field has started reshaping and redefining the boundaries of human-robot interaction and collaboration.

In recent decades, numerous wearable robots have been developed, ranging from exoskeletons to supernumerary robotic limbs. These wearable robotic technologies have transitioned beyond mere augmentation and have become pivotal in assisting human operations like a partner in heavy lifting and ergonomic support tasks. With the advancement of intelligent sensor, human machine interfaces, and artificial intelligence technologies, they can better understand human intentions and make corresponding adjustments and decisions based on human behavior and state, improving their work efficiency to a great extent.

This Research Topic aims to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue, disseminate cutting-edge research findings, and facilitate new applications of wearable robotics focusing on interaction and collaboration between humans and robots. By convening researchers and engineers from diverse fields, this Research Topic seeks to boost innovation, inspire new research directions, and facilitate the development of wearable robotic technologies that augment human capabilities and improve new collaborative paradigms. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 

· Wearable interface design for human-robot interaction and collaboration
· Evaluation methodologies for human-robot interfaces 
· Exoskeletons for human-robot collaboration
· Supernumerary robotic limbs for human-robot collaboration 
· Shared control of wearable robots 
· Ergonomics of wearable robots in industry
· Intelligent wearable sensors and haptic feedback systems 
· Machine learning for context-aware control of wearable devices 
· Safety and trust of wearable robots for human-robot interaction and collaboration