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Robot accident investigation: a case study in responsible robotics
- Abstract:
- Robot accidents are inevitable. Although rare, they have been happening since assembly line robots were first introduced in the 1960s. But a new generation of social robots is now becoming commonplace. Equipped with sophisticated embedded artificial intelligence (AI), social robots might be deployed as care robots to assist elderly or disabled people to live independently. Smart robot toys offer a compelling interactive play experience for children, and increasingly capable autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer the promise of hands-free personal transport and fully autonomous taxis. Unlike industrial robots, which are deployed in safety cages, social robots are designed to operate in human environments and interact closely with humans; the likelihood of robot accidents is therefore much greater for social robots than industrial robots. This chapter sets out a draft framework for social robot accident investigation, a framework that proposes both the technology and processes that would allow social robot accidents to be investigated with no less rigour than we expect of air or rail accident investigations. The chapter also places accident investigation within the practice of responsible robotics and makes the case that social robotics without accident investigation would be no less irresponsible than aviation without air accident investigation.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 771.7KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_6
Authors
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+ Cavalcanti, A
- Role:
- Editor
+ Dongol, B
- Role:
- Editor
+ Hierons, R
- Role:
- Editor
+ Timmis, J
- Role:
- Editor
+ Woodcock, J
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Host title:
- Software Engineering for Robotics
- Pages:
- 165-187
- Chapter number:
- 6
- Publication date:
- 2020-12-17
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9783030664947
- ISBN:
- 9783030664930
- Language:
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English
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Chapter
- Pubs id:
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1163252
- Local pid:
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pubs:1163252
- Deposit date:
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2021-02-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_6
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