Exploring psychophysiological methods for human-robot collaboration in construction

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) refers to scenarios Various psychophysiological-based methods have in which humans and robots work collaboratively toward a been employed to interpret psychological phenomena within common goal, sharing tasks and responsibilities in a way the context of HRC by measuring the brain and physiological that capitalizes on the strengths of both parties [3]. As activity of workers, such as electroencephalography construction tasks become increasingly complex and timesensitive, (EEG) for brain activity [73], photoplethysmography (PPG), the integration of collaborative robots, or cobots, electrocardiography (ECG) for cardiac activity [7], and into the construction industry has emerged as a solution to electrodermal activity (EDA) for skin response [8]. Given all enhance efficiency and simultaneously mitigate operational the merits of these technologies, some initial endeavors on risks [86, 90]. However, real-world deployment of HRC psychophysiological methods for HRC in construction have in construction confronts multifaceted challenges, such as been made. For instance, real-time feedback from individual's trust in robotic capabilities [21], frequent reconfigurations physiological responses [21] and cognitive load [50] of working conditions [43], and communication in noisy has been used to allow cobots to adjust their behavior (e.g., and unstructured environments [24]. These challenges are accelerate, stop, slow down) in response to the changing exacerbated by the reliability and safety issues inherent in workers' conditions. However, studies on wearable-based complicated and dynamic construction activities and environments psychophysiological methods for the construction industry (e.g., human dynamics, non-deterministic features, to date are still limited and embryonic, primarily focusing and the presence of various materials) [49, 50]. To address on interpreting a specific dimension of worker status. While these limitations, the development of HRC is shifting these methods hold promise for advancing human-centric from performance-oriented approaches to human-centrality robot collaboration in construction, their potential has not yet paradigms, emphasizing a comprehensive interpretation of been fully explored, and current applications remain largely collaborative behaviors between humans and their robot experimental.