Consideration on safety for emerging technology – Case studies of seven service robots |
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Authors: | Takashi Kabe Kohichi Tanaka Hiroyasu Ikeda Noboru Sugimoto |
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Institution: | 1. NPO, The Safety Engineering Laboratory, 3-39-8 Shoan, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0054, Japan;2. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 1-4-6 Umezono, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-0024, Japan;3. Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan |
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Abstract: | Despite the fact that several manufacturers of service robots launched their innovations into the market, worldwide guidelines or regulations concerning the safety aspects of service robots are not yet available. However the general principles and methodologies of safety of machinery (e.g., ISO/IEC Guide 51, partly ISO14121, ISO12100) could be implemented to a certain degree. The safety of seven service robots as an emerging technology was verified by safety professionals of “NPO – the Safety Engineering Laboratory” a Non Profit Organization. NPO verified the “Critical Hazards” for each service robot mentioned by the respective manufacturers. For those cases, both the “As Low As Reasonably Practicable” principle and the “Reasonable Alternative Design” standard were applied for judging if the risk associated with the Critical Hazards were tolerable or not and if state of the art measures for reducing the risk were applied adequately. These experiences will help to establish guidelines for the safety of service robots as an emerging technology in the future. |
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