University of Padova Researchers Update Current Data on Robotics (Advanced workstations and collaborative robots: exploiting eye-tracking and cardiac activity indices to unveil senior workers' mental workload in assembly tasks).

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Padova in Italy explores the dynamics of human-robot interactions in the context of Industry 5.0. The study focuses on senior workers and their experiences with collaborative robots (cobots) in assembly tasks. The researchers measured various human factors, including technology acceptance, perceived wellbeing, work experience, and social impact. The findings indicate that senior workers exhibited positive acceptance and experiences with the cobots, even under higher mental strain. The study emphasizes the importance of adopting a holistic human-centered approach in understanding the human-robot complex in the manufacturing sector. [Extracted from the article]