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ARTICLE: 6 Reasons Why We Need a Prototyping Toolkit for Designing Human-Robot Collaboration

BY Melinda Laundon

POSTED: 13 Jun, 2023

In this article, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stine Johansen and PhD Researcher, James Dwyer highlight the pressing need for a #prototyping toolkit to support the design process of human-robot collaboration (HRC).

As robots become increasingly integrated into industry, companies are grappling with uncertainties surrounding their implementation and task allocation. Developing a prototyping toolkit is one way to address these challenges.

By involving manufacturers and end-users early in the design process, we can harness their domain knowledge and tacit expertise to create meaningful outcomes to transform the future of manufacturing.

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Melinda’s research interests focus on decent work, reward and recognition, and learning and development. Her approach combines public policy, employment relations and human resources management theory. She is a member of the QUT Centre for Decent Work and Industry and has conducted research with g ... more

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