Adaptive Work Instructions for People with Disabilities in the Context of Human Robot Collaboration

Stöhr, Matthias; Schneider, M.; Henkel, Christian

doi:10.1109/indin.2018.8472070

Cited by 14 publications

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“…Also suitable for tasks demanding a high degree of precision. [18,59,62,63] Virtual reality and head-mounted displays (HMDs)…”

Section: Collaborative Robots and Attachmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart and Sustainable Human-Centred Workstations for Operators with Disability in the Age of Industry 5.0: A Systematic Review

Bonello,

Francalanza,

Refalo

2023

Sustainability

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The World Bank has reported that over one billion individuals have a disability, implying that almost fifteen percent of the global inhabitants are susceptible to undergoing levels of discrimination, especially in employment. This issue may prevail on a manufacturing shop floor, whereby a wave of standardisation dominates such as in the design of shop floor workstations. Despite advances made in the literature, people with disabilities are still siloed from manufacturing. Consequently, the aim of this research work was to analyse literature’s current state of the art on the design of workstations for operators with disabilities within the context of Industry 5.0, where sustainability, human-centricity, and resilience are upheld. The study employed a systematic review of 69 publications from Scopus and Google Scholar published between 2013 and 2023, adhering to the updated PRISMA guidelines to identify the major research gaps. The review contributes an understanding of the current academic and industrial limitations such as the absence of social applicability of Industry 4.0 technology, the rift between academic knowhow and industrial implementation, and the lack of alignment with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Additionally, the review uncovered an absence in work bridging four disciplines together: workstation design, Industry 5.0, sustainability, and disability. An unprecedented understanding of the interdependency between all four disciplines within the remit of smart, sustainable, and inclusive manufacturing workstations is contributed. This review proposes directions amidst the four most relevant SDGs—SDGs 8, 9, 10, and 12 to the topic.

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“…Also suitable for tasks demanding a high degree of precision. [18,59,62,63] Virtual reality and head-mounted displays (HMDs)…”

Section: Collaborative Robots and Attachmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart and Sustainable Human-Centred Workstations for Operators with Disability in the Age of Industry 5.0: A Systematic Review

Bonello,

Francalanza,

Refalo

2023

Sustainability

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“…In the context of people with cognitive disabilities, a great deal of research in HRI is dedicated to the use of robots as therapeutic aids in controlled experimental or clinical environments (Javed et al, 2018;Hautop Lund, 2009). Researchers have studied the use of robotic support to enable employees with DDs to perform specific tasks (Baxter et al, 2018;Kidal et al, 2018;Stöhr et al, 2018;Kidal et al, 2019) and propose task-sharing approaches with collaborative robots in the context of an industrial assembly line job in production facilities. Such research shows that often human workers maintain control over the flow of actions and decision making in the face of unexpected situations, while robots execute repetitive tasks.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous research has studied the use of robotic support to enable employees with DDs to perform specific tasks (Baxter et al, 2018;Kidal et al, 2018;Stöhr et al, 2018;Kidal et al, 2019). However, to the best of our knowledge there is less focus on understanding the impact of organizational roles and characteristics on the definition of the robotic support.…”

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Ethical Design of a Robot Platform for Disabled Employees: Some Practical Methodological Considerations

Colombino¹,

Gallo²,

Shreepriya³

et al. 2021

Front. Robot. AI

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This paper explains the process of developing a scenario involving the use of a robotic platform to enhance the work experience of disabled employees. We outline the challenges involved in revealing the potential unintended consequences of introducing elements of Artificial Intelligence, automation, and robotics into a socially and ethically complex and potentially fragile scenario, and the practical challenges involved in giving a voice to vulnerable users throughout the design process. While an ideal case scenario would involve the disabled employees as much as possible directly in the design process, this can, realistically, be a challenge. In this paper, we detail a methodological and analytic approach that is centered around ethnography and design fictions. It is designed to provide a deeper understanding of all the stakeholders involved in the scenario while encouraging ethical reflection. Based on our findings, we argue that, while it is relatively easy to adopt an a priori ethical stance through notions such as inclusivity and accessibility, there are risks involved in making such a priori prescriptions with respect to the perspectives of different stakeholders in an applied research project. More specifically, we highlight the importance of understanding the broad organizational and bureaucratic characteristics of a business or workplace when devising HRI scenarios and tasks, and of considering elements such as business models, operating philosophy, and organizational hierarchies in the design process.

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“…They may also help to reduce costs, for example, by removing the need for separate robot assembly cells and combining the workspaces for robots and humans and also by reducing production time for semi-automated processes, as shown by the authors in [7,8]. Stöhr et al instead focused on an application with elderly people and those with disabilities [9]. The authors introduced a proof-of-concept prototype that employs people with disabilities in a factory, including special emphasis to ergonomics, personalization and adaptability with the help of a flexible and suitable combination of various assistive systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perspectives on Assistive Systems for Manual Assembly Tasks in Industry

2019

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Small lot sizes in modern manufacturing present new challenges for people doing manual assembly tasks. Assistive systems, including context-aware instruction systems and collaborative robots, can support people to manage the increased flexibility, while also reducing the number of errors. Although there has been much research in this area, these solutions are not yet widespread in companies. This paper aims to give a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of the different technologies with respect to their practical implementation in companies, both to give insight into which technologies can be used in practice and to suggest directions for future research. The paper gives an overview of the state of the art and then describes new technological solutions designed for companies to illustrate the current status and future needs. The information provided demonstrates that, although a lot of technologies are currently being investigated and discussed, many of them are not yet at a level that they can be implemented in practice.

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Adaptive Work Instructions for People with Disabilities in the Context of Human Robot Collaboration

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Smart and Sustainable Human-Centred Workstations for Operators with Disability in the Age of Industry 5.0: A Systematic Review

Smart and Sustainable Human-Centred Workstations for Operators with Disability in the Age of Industry 5.0: A Systematic Review

Ethical Design of a Robot Platform for Disabled Employees: Some Practical Methodological Considerations

Perspectives on Assistive Systems for Manual Assembly Tasks in Industry

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