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SynthesisSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Human-Robot Interaction in Agriculture: A Systematic Review.

Lefteris Benos, Vasileios Moysiadis, Dimitrios Kateris, Aristotelis C Tagarakis, Patrizia Busato, Simon Pearson, Dionysis Bochtis

Abstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  5. OsirisFrontiers in robotics and AI · 2026
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  7. Digital Twins in Agriculture and Forestry: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
  8. Sensors and Robotics for Digital Agriculture.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lefteris BenosInstitute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (IBO), Centre of Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Charilaou-Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2150-5166
Vasileios MoysiadisInstitute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (IBO), Centre of Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Charilaou-Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios KaterisInstitute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (IBO), Centre of Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Charilaou-Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5731-9472
Aristotelis C TagarakisInstitute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (IBO), Centre of Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Charilaou-Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5743-625X
Patrizia BusatoInteruniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Polytechnic of Turin, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Simon PearsonLincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4297-4837
Dionysis BochtisInstitute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (IBO), Centre of Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH), Charilaou-Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7058-5986

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the pursuit of optimizing the efficiency, flexibility, and adaptability of agricultural practices, human-robot interaction (HRI) has emerged in agriculture. Enabled by the ongoing advancement in information and communication technologies, this approach aspires to overcome the challenges originating from the inherent complex agricultural environments. Τhis paper systematically reviews the scholarly literature to capture the current progress and trends in this promising field as well as identify future research directions. It can be inferred that there is a growing interest in this field, which relies on combining perspectives from several disciplines to obtain a holistic understanding. The subject of the selected papers is mainly synergistic target detection, while simulation was the main methodology. Furthermore, melons, grapes, and strawberries were the crops with the highest interest for HRI applications. Finally, collaboration and cooperation were the most preferred interaction modes, with various levels of automation being examined. On all occasions, the synergy of humans and robots demonstrated the best results in terms of system performance, physical workload of workers, and time needed to execute the performed tasks. However, despite the associated progress, there is still a long way to go towards establishing viable, functional, and safe human-robot interactive systems.

Indexed as

RoboticsAgricultureCommunicationHumansWorkloadagriculture 4.0collaborative roboticscommunication frameworkshuman-centered automationhuman–robot synergy

Identifiers

PMID37571559
PMCPMC10422385

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