Human-Robot Collaboration, Sustainable Manufacturing Perspective

This paper presents the use of Siemens’ Tecnomatix simulation modelling tool to evaluate the importance of the sustainable manufacturing perspective for human-robot collaboration. The research focuses on evaluating key parameters (utilization, scrap rate, cost, time, and quantities) of sustainable manufacturing from social, environmental, and economic perspectives. The simulation model was used to obtain time and quantity-based parameters of the collaborative workplace that can be directly applied to the real-world environment. The results show high suitability of simulation modelling methods to evaluate the collaborative workplace from the perspective of sustainable manufacturing. The obtained results provide answers to the original question of how multidisciplinary research can evaluate the impact of collaborative robots on humans and the sustainability of the manufacturing system. Results presents that human-robot collaboration, when studied at an advanced stage, can deal with different labor shortages in developed countries and ensure the global competitiveness of companies through a highly efficient and sustainable manufacturing system.