Skill and Knowledge Sharing in Cyber-Augmented Collaborative Physical Work Systems with HUB-CI

Recent advancements of manufacturing systems and supply networks towards Cyber-Augmented Collaborative Physical System (CCPS) necessitate skill and knowledge sharing model in a human-robot collaborative e-Work environment. Previous research on skill and knowledge sharing has mostly ignored the need to share knowledge with skills. It was also limited on how such helpful, collaborative augmentation can be enabled by the huge amount of data availability, and collaborative intelligence analytics. Such augmentation is further enabled by emerging, sophisticated computing resources, including machine learning, virtual/augmented reality, and hardware such as wearables, sensors, and IoT/IoS. This chapter aims to explore the state of the art of skill and knowledge sharing in manufacturing systems, and highlight the key areas and future research directions of the topic. A variety of case studies are also presented, particularly related to augmented reality and HUB-CI as the key enablers for skill and knowledge sharing.