Intelligent human-machine systems in a modern communication infrastructure

This paper summarizes our view on intelligent cooperative control of human-machine systems. Taking recent advances of intelligent system integration in the field of mechatronics and successes using artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms, the held of intelligent control-IC and intelligent human-machine systems is alive and exciting with a promising future. We focus on two aspects of modern intelligent control and robotic systems: a) Human-machine systems and b) Telerobotics using a broadband communication network infrastructure. In both areas we try to anticipate the future and discuss promising directions of research to approach the realization of more intelligent systems.