ROBOTICS
News & Events
News
The 2018 National Occupational Injury Research Symposium featured a collaborative robot demonstration as part of a session on the new era of human-robot cooperation in the workplace.
2/4/2021 – The National Science Foundation has announced its National Robotics Initiative 3.0: Innovations in Integration of Robotics (NRI-3.0)external icon program. Proposals may be submitted April 19 through May 3, 2021.
11/16/2020 – CDC Press Release: CDC Awards $1.5 Million for Research to Reduce Exposures to Workplace Hazards through Robotic Technology
12/11/2019 – NIOSH Update: NIOSH partners with National Science Foundation to fund workplace robotics research
10/16/2019 – NIOSH Publishes Proceedings of the 2018 Ergo-X Symposium: Exoskeletons in the Workplacepdf icon
5/20/2019 – NIOSH, NC State University Sign MOU to Advance Occupational Robotics Safety and Health Research
4/8/2019 – NIOSH Joins Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)
4/2/2019 – Registration is open for April 10 webinar on robotics and workplace safety and health, part of the Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series.
3/19/2019 – New article, ASTM F48 Formation and Standards for Industrial Exoskeletons and Exosuitsexternal icon, published in IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, provides an overview of a new consensus standards committee for exoskeletons, ASTM International F48, and describes the organization and current activities of this committee.
05/14/2018 – NIOSH sought input on Occupational Robotics Research Prioritization
05/10/2018 – WA State FACE Partner Releases Summary of a Fatality Associated with a Laser Guided Vehiclepdf iconexternal icon
10/16/2017 – New NIOSH Center to Study Safety and Health Implications of Occupational Robots
10/05/2017 – OSHA, NIOSH Sign Robotics Industry Allianceexternal icon
06/21/2017 – Andrew Merryweather, PhD, discusses his extramural research on preventing robot-related injuries
CORR in the News
NIOSH: Robots that Work Alongside Humans Bring New Safety Hazardsexternal icon
The Machines Are Coming: NIOSH Speakers Preview the Future of Occupational Robotics external icon
Meet the human-friendly robot that could pave the way for household bots external icon
How Robotics are Taking Over Industryexternal icon
Legal and Safety Issues Are Looming Around Ethics, AI, and Robotsexternal icon
Robots in the Workplaceexternal icon
Robots Are Taking Our Jobs and Killing Us, So U.S. Government Created New Centerexternal icon
NIOSH to Research Health, Safety Implications of Occupational Robotsexternal icon
Conferences and Events
| CONFERENCE/EVENT | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| ErgoXexternal icon Symposium on Exoskeletons, Robotics, and Cybersecurity: Workplace Solutions for All Levels of Experience and Work Settings. NIOSH Robotics Center Coordinator Hongwei Hsiao, PhD serves as Chair of the Robots Track and Center Manager Dawn Castillo, MPH will moderate the Partnership Opportunities discussion. Both contributed to the planning of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ErgoX Symposium. |
Virtual October 13-14 |
| Safety 2020 Dr. Howard will participate on the June 24 panel, Tech Trends: The Rapidly Changing World of Safety. |
Virtual June 23-25 |