This chapter describes how the field of collaborative robotics has expanded significantly over the past ten years, such that it is now the fastest growing segment of the global industrial robotics market with advances in robot software technology allowing robots and workers to work “hand-in-hand” to achieve higher levels of efficiency and productivity. This new relationship leverages the strength of the robot to perform dull, dirty and repetitive tasks (e.g., palletizing, painting, packaging, polishing, etc.) whilst combining the higher cognitive abilities and flexibility of the human colleague; a winning combination of brawn and brains that is clearly transforming traditional ways of working. However, this new technological introduction into our workplace will bring forth ethical issues. Sudden, coerced introductions of a robotic colleague into our work space, whom we have long been separated from by means of strategically placed “fencing”, will threaten the adoption of such technology on the plant floor. Evidence presented showed that improper attention to the “human aspects” is believed to be a primary cause of significant failures in the implementation of advanced manufacturing technology in the United States of America. Based on lessons learned in this study, organizations must learn to understand how changes in work tasks or the working environment that are made without consultation with, or involvement of, a worker can significantly impact the human experience and overall productivity.


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    Title :

    Participatory Approach to Commissioning Collaborative Industrial Robot Systems


    Additional title:

    Intelligent Systems, Cont. (formerly: Microprocessor)




    Publication date :

    2021-10-26


    Size :

    13 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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