Caterina Piazza
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Caterina Piazza is a leading researcher in occupational health and human-robot interaction, with a focus on the physical and mental well-being of workers in collaborative manufacturing environments. Her most cited work, a 2022 scoping review that has garnered 40 citations, systematically examines factors affecting cobot workers' health using the innovative Software-Hardware-Environment-Liveware-Liveware-Organization (SHELLO) model. This contribution provides a foundational framework for understanding how collaborative robots impact human operators, bridging engineering, ergonomics, and psychology. Piazza’s research is notable for its interdisciplinary approach, identifying critical variables such as workplace design, human factors, and organizational policies that influence worker safety and satisfaction. By synthesizing existing evidence, she offers actionable insights for industries adopting automation, helping to mitigate risks of stress, fatigue, and injury. Her work is essential reading for students and researchers in human factors engineering, occupational health, and robotics, as it lays the groundwork for designing more humane and productive human-robot collaboration systems.
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