@article {DSSDLB07, title = {An atlas of physical human-robot interaction}, journal = {Mechanism and Machine Theory}, volume = {43}, number = {3}, year = {2007}, pages = {253-270}, abstract = {

A broad spectrum of issues have to be addressed in order to tackle the problem of a safe and dependable physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI). In the immediate future, metrics related to safety and dependability have to be found in order to successfully introduce robots in everyday enviornments. While there are certainly also {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}cognitive

}, keywords = {Physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI), Robotics}, author = {De Santis, A and B. Siciliano and A.De Luca and A. Bicchi} }