Emergent risks to workplace safety: working in the same space as a cobot

Abstract

Finally, it is also clear that in this connection, applications for digitization will increase in the future 68 .Advanced training simulation programmes facilitated by augmented reality will improve team training and can be used to test user experiences and train human-cobot teams.These technologies can be used to prepare employees for collaborating with cobots at work.This research report sets out a preliminary framework for human-cobot interaction variables that can form the basis for the development of a human-robot interaction model to facilitate model-based risk analyses of cobot systems.By using models to realistically and accurately simulate reality, it will also be possible to make predictions in the robot design phase which can be used to test the robot software more effectively.This research also resulted in a new safety chart, based on the risks and risk management measures described in the report, that can help and inspire businesses in relation to the new risks and how to manage these when implementing cobots in the workplace.