As robotics and AI systems become increasingly autonomous, the central question for European industry is no longer whether to automate, but how to ensure that automation strengthens human capabilities, competitiveness and long-term sustainability.
The SEISMEC workshop #WS8 Human-Centric Robotics Implementation and Collaboration in Practice, organised during European Robotics Forum in Stavanger, Norway, in collaboration with TECH OOST SMART Implementations, explores how worker participation, human-algorithm collaboration and integral robotisation can be embedded in real industrial environments in line with Industry 5.0 principles.
What will you learn?
The session will focus on:
- Systematically integrating worker participation into robotics design and deployment
- Identifying essential human capabilities as AI and robotics become more autonomous
- Translating Industry 5.0 principles into operational tools and design approaches
- Strengthening safety, trust and acceptance through co-design
Participants will gain insights from real-world company cases and practical frameworks developed within SEISMEC and partner organisations, including contributions from Erasmus University Rotterdam and TNO.
Workshop Agenda
#WS8 Human-Centric Robotics Implementation and Collaboration in Practice
Tools, methods and best practices from industry
24 March | 14:00 CET
Room: Synesvarden
| Time | Session | Content |
| 14:00–14:05 | Welcome & Introduction
Moderator: Alexandru Roja |
Framing the workshop themes and objectives |
| 14:05–14:20 | Expert Talk 1
Speaker: Wietse van Dijk, Anne de Vries, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
Interactive poll on interests and current challenges |
| 14:20–14:27 | Track A | Human-centric solution directions and guidelines in practice |
| 14:27–14:42 | Expert Talk 2
Speaker: Veronika Bak, Vladimer Kobayashi, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) |
Worker participation in human-robot collaboration |
| 14:42–14:49 | Track B | AGILE and iterative worker participation methods |
| 14:49–16:04 | Expert talk 3
Speakers: Milan Wolffgramm, Workplace Innovation, Abeje Y. Mersha, Professor of Smart Mechatronics and Robotics |
Integral Robotization: Designing Human–Robot Collaboration that actually works |
| 16:04–16:11 | Track C | Designing an Integral Human–Robot System for assembly of a one minute drone |
| 16:11-16:16 | Open discussion
Moderators, participants, speakers |
Conclusions and exchange |
| 16:16-16:20 | Closing remarks
Moderator |
Key takeaways from the workshop, reflecting on the most relevant insights, concepts, and practical lessons learned |
OUR SPEAKERS
Answering the question: Why human involvement remains essential in the design?
The workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of why human involvement remains essential in the design, deployment and continuous improvement of robotics and AI systems. Through practical tools, structured participation methods and real industrial examples, attendees will gain insight into how human-centric robotics can enhance competitiveness, resilience and long-term sustainability. The session will also support participants in identifying concrete opportunities to strengthen human–robot collaboration within their own organisations, projects or research activities, while recognising the risks, trade-offs and enabling conditions associated with Industry 5.0 implementation.
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