Human–robot interaction: What changes in the workplace?
Riso, Sara ; Adascalitei, Dragos
Publications Office of the European Union - Luxembourg
2024
53 p.
robots ; working conditions ; technological change ; work organization ; human factors ; digitalisation
Working conditions
https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2806/601796
English
Bibliogr.
"The extent of interaction between workers and robots is expected to increase in modern workplaces due to rapid advancements in robotic technologies. Advanced robotics often leverages progress in artificial intelligence, machine learning and sensor technologies to achieve higher levels of sophistication and versatility. The enhanced capabilities of new-generation robots facilitate increased collaboration between humans and robots, partly by ensuring safety when humans and robots are working in proximity. This marks a move away from traditional robots, often confined to cages on the shop floor to isolate them from human operators. In spite of the many benefits, there are lingering concerns around the requirement for workers to continually adapt to new or changing tasks and roles, the possibility of monitoring workers' activities at an unprecedented level of granularity, diminished autonomy and control over the pace of work, and the emergence of new health and safety risks, including of a psychosocial nature. Drawing on survey data and case studies investigating advanced robotic systems and applications, this report explores the opportunities and challenges that come with closer human–robot interaction, with a view to contributing to the broader policy debate on the automation of work."
Digital
ISBN (PDF) : 978-92-897-2409-8
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