Towards Safe Robots Approaching Asimovs 1st Law

The Vision Of Seamless Human-robot Interaction In Our Everyday Life That Allows For Tight Cooperation Between Human And Robot Has Not Become Reality Yet. However, The Recent Increase In Technology Maturity Finally Made It Possible To Realize Systems Of High Integration, Advanced Sensorial Capabilities And Enhanced Power To Cross This Barrier And Merge Living Spaces Of Humans And Robot Workspaces To At Least A Certain Extent. Together With The Increasing Industrial Effort To Realize First Commercial Service Robotics Products This Makes It Necessary To Properly Address One Of The Most Fundamental Questions Of Human-robot Interaction: How To Ensure Safety In Human-robot Coexistence?