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Co-Robotics--Brian Gerkey and Carmel Majidi
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... However, recent advancements in robotics technology have enabled safer interaction with humans and allowed robots to enter our workplaces, hospitals, and homes. This new generation of medical and service robots assist and cooperate with humans in a broad range of "co-robotics" tasks, from teleoperated minimally invasive surgery to inventory handling and household cleaning.
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... , was about biologically inspired mobile robots.1 1  Paper not included in this volume.
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