Carl Macrae

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Carl Macrae is a leading scholar in the fields of responsible robotics, patient safety, and organizational risk management. His work bridges the gap between high-reliability industries—such as aviation and healthcare—and the emerging challenges of autonomous systems. Macrae’s most-cited paper, "Robot Accident Investigation: A Case Study in Responsible Robotics" (2020, 38 citations), is a landmark contribution that applies established accident investigation methodologies to robotic failures, proposing a new framework for accountability and learning in human-robot interactions. This work has been instrumental in shaping the discourse on ethical and safe AI deployment. Beyond robotics, Macrae has made significant contributions to understanding how organizations learn from failure, particularly in healthcare, where his research on incident reporting and safety culture has influenced policy and practice. His interdisciplinary approach, combining empirical case studies with theoretical rigor, has earned him recognition as a thought leader in safety science. With a growing citation footprint, Macrae continues to inform how we design, regulate, and trust intelligent systems in complex, high-stakes environments.