Summary
This award supports research that focuses on the development of Human-centric AI for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Operation and desigN sYnthesis (HARMONY) to harmonize human workers with increasingly autonomous resources. Emerging technologies, such as automated guided vehicles, mobile manipulators, collaborative and reconfigurable robots, offer new opportunities to address persistent challenges like machine breakdowns, material shortages, and demand fluctuations through dynamic reconfiguration of hardware, software, and logistics. However, fully realizing these benefits requires advanced anal