Authors
Eurofound, EU body or agency, Riso, Sara, Adascalitei, Dragos
- Catalogue number
- TJ-09-24-447-EN-N TJ-09-24-447-EN-C
- Citation
- Eurofound, Riso, S. and Adascalitei, D., Human–robot interaction – What changes in the workplace? , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2806/601796
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2806/67956 https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2806/601796
- ISBN
- 978-92-897-2409-8
- Pages
- 62
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Industry — Enterprise — Services , Working conditions
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Executive summary 7
- Introduction 9
- Policy context and scope of the report 9
- Key definitions 10
- Digitalisation, digitisation and automation 10
- Human–machine interaction versus human–robot interaction 12
- Methodology 12
- Statistical analysis and main data sources 12
- Case study research 13
- Report structure 15
- Chapter 1: Prevalence of robots and impacts on working conditions 17
- Prevalence of advanced robots in the EU 17
- From robots to cobots 22
- Impact of robot use on working conditions 22
- Summary 24
- Chapter 2: Advanced robotics and human factors in technology adoption 25
- Overview of robotic applications across sectors 25
- From stand-alone robotic applications to integrated cyber-physical systems in the industrial sector 25
- Advanced robotic applications in the health and services sectors 27
- Role of human factors in technology adoption 30
- Motivations for robotic technology adoption 30
- Risk assessments and piloting 31
- Training provision 32
- Employee involvement and social dialogue 34
- Summary 36
- Chapter 3: Impact on work organisation and working conditions 37
- Changes to work organisation 37
- Workspace redesign and changes to workflows 37
- Task definition, allocation and content 38
- Workplace monitoring and control 39
- Changes to working conditions 40
- Job discretion 40
- Skills use and skills requirements 41
- Working time and work intensity 42
- Social environment 42
- Occupational safety and health 44
- Earnings and career prospects 46
- Impacts on employment 47
- Summary 48
- Chapter 4: Conclusions 51
- Policy pointers 52
- References 55
- Annex 59