Eli Lilly, Purdue to share field learnings on human robot interaction at RoboBusiness

Human-robot interaction research typically happens on university campuses and produces findings that often fail to translate to real manufacturing environments. Two experts, one from a pharmaceutical manufacturer and one from academia, will present their learnings from conducting human-robot interaction studies with actual manufacturing and warehouse operators working alongside automated guided vehicles on active production floors. Their presentation will cover early findings about how people perceive robots in manufacturing settings and will outline a repeatable process for bridging the gap between academic research and industry application. This work matters because human-robot interaction is described as one of the biggest remaining unlocks in industrial automation to enable stronger safety.