Written by Charlotte Cunningham
The Small Robot Company has joined forces with the John Lewis Partnership, strategic design consultancy Method and several leading robotics companies and industry bodies in the UK, to develop a blueprint for “Human Robotic Interaction” (HRI) in the 21st century. CPM reports. Envisioned as an open framework to be evolved over time, this ground-breaking initiative is set to foster and accelerate the safe and ethical adoption of robotics across British industry. According to the Small Robot Company, it will also help define how autonomous robotic technology should interact with people in the real world across different environments and sectors including manufacturing, retail and farming. The number of industrial robots active in the UK has grown by 30%, according to the International Federation of Robotics, highlighting the need for a framework to govern how robots should interact with humans as we start to encounter them in a wide range of everyday scenarios. Ben Scott-Robinson, co-founder of the Small Robot Company, believes that real world robotics are set to ‘explode’. “Powered by Artificial Intelligence, robots are now becoming truly autonomous, and we’re about to see a massive influx of commercial robots in the consumer domain. “In our shops, factories, hotels, streets and…
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