The contribution of neuroscience in evaluating human-robot collaboration: a multidimensional approach

Collaborative robots (cobots) are a recent introduction in the industrial sector and are\r\ndesigned to work on shared tasks with humans with the aim to provide physical and\r\ncognitive support. This has led to a growing interest in the study of factors affecting\r\nhuman-robot collaboration (HRC) with the idea of making cobots more responsive to\r\nthe human psychophysiological state. Several studies have begun to investigate\r\ndimensions such as mental workload and stress of the individual interacting with a\r\ncobot using behavioural and neurophysiological metrics, leading to a fruitful\r\nconvergence between the worlds of neuroscience and robotics. It is therefore discussed the\r\nutility of a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach in the study of HRC.\r\nRelevant physiological, neurophysiological, behavioural, and subjective measures are\r\npresented, as well as the necessity of their integration in HRC research. It is also\r\nintroduced the importance of considering in HRC individual differences in terms of\r\ncognitive and emotional functioning, and factors related to individual representations\r\nand interpersonal environment