Robot safety and reliability: A review

Abstract This article reviews selective literature on Robot Safety and Reliability. The litterature is obtained mainly from journals and conference proceedings of the leading world robotic associations and has been classified into three broad categories: Robot Reliability; Robot Safety and Maintenance; and General. The General category includes articles that touched on elements of both Robot Reliability and Robot Safety and Maintenance. Tables are developed in conjunction with this review and a comprehensive list of references is provided.

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