Introduction of robotics into agriculture has the potential to lower production costs, reduce the drudgery of tedious manual labor, increase the level of accuracy of mechanized operations, and improve environmental control. Unlike industrial applications that often deal with relatively simple, repetitive, well-defined, and known a priori tasks, agriculture robots usually require advanced technologies to deal with the relatively more complex and highly unstructured and dynamic nature of both biological produce and the environment. This chapter reviews agricultural robotic systems with a focus on recent advances in human-robot collaboration.

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Scope of humanrobot collaboration
• 3 Functionality, design and taxonomy
• 4 Interfaces/interaction design and usability
• 5 Conclusion and future trends
• 6 Where to look for further information
• 7 References

Dr George Adamides is a Senior Agricultural Research Officer at the Agricultural Research Institute in Cyprus. He holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Computer Science, both from Western Michigan University. He received his PhD in Information and Communication Systems from the Open University of Cyprus. His research work focuses on smart farming, specifically the introduction and application of robotics and Internet-of-Things, and aspects of Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Robot Interaction.