Praminda Caleb-Solly
Standards and regulations for physically assistive robots**Research supported by Lloyds Register Foundation, under the Assuring Antonomy International Programme
Caleb-Solly, Praminda; Harper, Chris; Dogramadzi, Sanja
Authors
Chris Harper Christopher4.Harper@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow in Robitics Autonomous Systems Safety Engineering
Sanja Dogramadzi Sanja.Dogramadzi@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Medical Robotics
Abstract
In this paper we consider the regulations that currently exist in relation to supporting people in the home and in different care settings. Using existing standards and guidelines that relate to assistive technology and care in the UK, we consider what aspects designers and developers of physically assistive robots would need to be aware of from a safety related perspective. Furthermore, in reviewing current assistive robotics standards and hazard analyses approaches we have found that these do not take into consideration safety aspects relating to a vulnerable user with accessibility needs (physical and cognitive), as well as fail to address issues relating to situations where the user is in physical contact with an assistive robot and is using it for physical support while it is moving. This paper highlights that more attention needs to be given to the changing physical and cognitive abilities of the end-user when considering safety and risks, and hopefully will encourage assistive robot designers to review health and care regulations in their own application context to inform safe design and ensure deployment doesn't get hindered due to lack of compliance to these types of standards and regulations.
Citation
Caleb-Solly, P., Harper, C., & Dogramadzi, S. (2021). Standards and regulations for physically assistive robots**Research supported by Lloyds Register Foundation, under the Assuring Antonomy International Programme. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (259-263). https://doi.org/10.1109/isr50024.2021.9419508
Conference Name | 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) |
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Conference Location | Tokoname, Japan |
Start Date | Mar 4, 2021 |
End Date | Mar 6, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 10, 2021 |
Publication Date | May 10, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Nov 19, 2021 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 259-263 |
Book Title | 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) |
ISBN | 9781665411486 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1109/isr50024.2021.9419508 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8167964 |
Publisher URL | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9419481/proceeding |
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