Despite the growing popularity of automation, many companies still use manual assembly within theirproduction. Especially when small deviations in product series are involved, automation is usually notflexible enough and does not add value.This paper describes a new robotic assistance system with the aim to support the worker by separating himfrom logistics and the choice of the next component. The robot should be the interface between manualassembly and logistics, it will grip the required component and deliver it to the worker. This results in aconstellation where the assembly worker can focus on value-added assembly activities and work in a moreergonomic workspace, as there are no complex and overwhelming Kanban shelfs. The consistent use ofstorage containers means that the robot has no workplace where it must be flexible due to varying products.Furthermore, the logistics area does not have to be adapted to the assembly worker. This enables moreefficient logistics solutions that would not be used in a normal manual assembly, such as shelves filled tothe ground. In this context, the main challenge is to develop an efficient relationship between the worker andthe robot. Here, communication possibilities between the worker and the robot must be investigated, inparticular regarding the process flow and error management. Before we focus on new logistic software toolsto automate the whole logistic process and to generate the code for the robot, we first want to show theefficiency of our concept by implementing it in form of a demonstrator and testing it on a selected industrialproduct. Afterwards we want to compare the efficiency and ergonomics of this new approach with the usualmanual assembly process.