In my PhD thesis I am involved in the project CapSize which is a joint project between the University of Klagenfurt, Joanneum Research ROBOTICS, FH Kaernten and EED Automation GmbH.
Project Statement:
The goal of the project is to develop a modular human robot work cell, where a human can collaborate and interact with the robot in a safe and intuitive way. The system utilizes an easy to use gesture control based human robot interface, which is also used to obtain inherent safety for the person working jointly with the robot and allows for higher robot motions speed and thus better utilization. It is expected that intuitive interaction and inherent safety will increase the acceptance of robot co-workers by humans.
You can find more details and recent results on the official project webpage.