Title :
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
Author :
Carro Fernandez, German ; Gutierrez, S.M. ; Ruiz, E.S. ; Gil, M.C. ; Perez, F.M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Spanish Univ. for Distance Educ. (UNED), Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This article analyzes the impact of the introduction of robotics in industry today and its impact on workers and unions. It offers possible solutions to reduce or eliminate the rejection of human beings with the introduction of robots in the workplace, and concludes that learning and formation are the keys to do it.
Keywords :
human-robot interaction; industrial robots; human beings; industrial environments; robotics; unions; workers; Automation; Companies; Employment; Humans; Service robots; Training; behaviour; industrial; integration; learning; robot; training; workplace;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Villach
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2425-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2426-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2012.6402135