European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Patricia Helen Rosen, Eva Heinold, Elena Fries-Tersch, Phoebe Moore, Sascha Wischniewski

 

Advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and the automation of tasks: definitions, uses, policies and strategies and Occupational Safety and Health
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Table of contents
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List of figures and tables
1 Introduction and objectives
2 Methodology
3 Types and definitions of AI-based systems for the automation of tasks

3.1 The task approach
3.2 Definitions of AI-based systems
3.3 Major technologies for the automation of cognitive and physical tasks
3.4 Taxonomy for AI-based systems and the automation of tasks
4 Mapping of current and potential uses
4.1 Automation of cognitive tasks
4.1.1 Distribution of technologies and applications
4.1.2 Sectoral distribution
4.1.3 Impacted tasks (and jobs)
4.2 Automation of physical tasks
4.2.1 Distribution of technologies and applications.
4.2.2 Sectoral distribution
4.2.3 Impacted tasks (and jobs)
4.3 Task impact – Evaluation and preliminary OSH implications
5 Overview of policies and strategies
5.1 European level
5.1.1 Regulation
5.1.2 Strategies, programmes, initiatives and campaigns
5.1.3 Gaps and needs
5.2 National level
5.2.1 Regulation
5.2.2 Strategies, programmes, initiatives and campaigns
5.2.3 Gaps and needs
6 Summary and Conclusion
7 References
8 ANNEX

8.1 Detailed methodology systematic literature reviews
8.2 Detailed review results
8.2.1 AI-based systems
8.2.2 Human-robot interaction
8.2.3 Automation of tasks (AOT)
8.3 Overview of analysed studies
List of figures and tables
Figure 1: Selection process for scientific literature
Figure 2: Task categorisation with example tasks
Figure 3: Evolution of EU policy on AI and advanced robotic systems
Figure 4: Taxonomy for AI-based systems and advanced robotics for the automation of tasks
Figure 5: Automation of cognitive tasks – NACE sector distribution according to scientific literature
Figure 6: Automation of physical tasks – NACE sector distribution according to scientific literature
Figure 7: NACE (v. 2) code of enterprises with HRI according to ESENER-3
Figure 8: Procedure for the systematic literature searches .
Figure 9: Overview of selection process for systematic reviews on AI-based systems
Figure 10: Overview of selection process for meta-analyses on AI-based systems
Figure 11: Overview of selection process for systematic reviews on HRI
Figure 12: Overview of selection process for meta-analyses on HRI
Figure 13: Overview of selection process for systematic reviews on AOT
Figure 14: Overview of selection process for meta-analyses on AOT

 


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