This survey paper discusses human-robot collaboration (HRC) in industrial settings, focusing on safety, intuitive interfaces, and applications. Collaborative robots (cobots) allow human workers and robots to share skills, combining the precision of robots with the flexibility of humans. However, achieving efficient HRC requires addressing challenges such as safe interaction and intuitive user interfaces. The paper reviews existing solutions, discusses industrial applications where HRC is advantageous, and highlights open issues. It emphasizes the importance of safety standards, intuitive programming methods, and design methods that enable safe and efficient collaboration. The paper also discusses the main challenges in HRC, including safety, intuitive interfaces, and design methods. It provides an overview of the current state of the art in HRC, including safety standards, collaborative modes, and intuitive interfaces. The paper concludes with an overview of the main challenges in HRC and the need for further research in this area.This survey paper discusses human-robot collaboration (HRC) in industrial settings, focusing on safety, intuitive interfaces, and applications. Collaborative robots (cobots) allow human workers and robots to share skills, combining the precision of robots with the flexibility of humans. However, achieving efficient HRC requires addressing challenges such as safe interaction and intuitive user interfaces. The paper reviews existing solutions, discusses industrial applications where HRC is advantageous, and highlights open issues. It emphasizes the importance of safety standards, intuitive programming methods, and design methods that enable safe and efficient collaboration. The paper also discusses the main challenges in HRC, including safety, intuitive interfaces, and design methods. It provides an overview of the current state of the art in HRC, including safety standards, collaborative modes, and intuitive interfaces. The paper concludes with an overview of the main challenges in HRC and the need for further research in this area.