5. Glossary

Cobot (collaborative robot)

Collaborative robot. Designates a category of robots dedicated to direct interaction with a human operator in a shared workspace. More generally, it can be an automated system involved in cobotic tasks or relationships.

pHRI (physical human robot-interaction)

Human-robot physical interaction.

ROS (robot operating system)

A set of computer tools in the form of free Open Source software for developing software for robotics.