Session-3: Robots in the workplace

Discussion

about situations appearing in the chapters 13 of the novel "The Vestigial Heart":

  • 3.A. Would robots primarily create or destroy jobs?

  • 3.B. How should work be organized to optimize human-robot collaboration?

  • 3.C. Do experiments on human-robot interaction require specific oversight?

  • 3.D. Do intellectual property laws need to be adapted for human-robot collaborations?

Readings to know more

Bernstein D., Crowley K., Nourbakhsh I. (2007) Working with a robot: Exploring relationship potential in human–robot systems. Interaction Studies, 8(3), 465-482.

Borenstein J. (2010) Computing Ethics. Work Life in the Robotic Age. Communications of the ACM, 53(7): 30-31.

Decker M. (2007) Can humans be replaced by autonomous robots? Ethical reflections in the framework of an interdisciplinary technology assessment. Workshop on Roboethics, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

Dietsch J. (2010) People meeting robots in the workplace [industrial activities]. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 17(2), 15-16.

Gorle, P. and Clive, A. (2011). Positive impact of industrial robots on employment. Metra Martech. www.ifr.org/uploads/media/Metra_Martech_Study_on_robots_02.pdf

Mutlu B., Forlizzi J. (2008) Robots in organizations: the role of workflow, social, and environmental factors in human-robot interaction. 3rd ACM/IEEE Intl. Conf. on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), pp. 287-294.