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Categorization of Employees’ Fears about Working with Physical Robots (2023)


Salo, M., Makkonen, M., & Pirkkalainen, H. (2023). Categorization of Employees’ Fears about Working with Physical Robots. In 2023 IEEE-RAS 22nd International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids). IEEE. IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. https://doi.org/10.1109/Humanoids57100.2023.10375187


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All authors or editors: Salo, Markus; Makkonen, Markus; Pirkkalainen, Henri

Parent publication: 2023 IEEE-RAS 22nd International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)

Place and date of conference: Austin, USA, 12.-14.12.2023

ISBN: 979-8-3503-0328-5

eISBN: 979-8-3503-0327-8

Journal or series: IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots

ISSN: 2164-0572

eISSN: 2164-0580

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 01/01/2024

Publisher: IEEE

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/Humanoids57100.2023.10375187

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92681


Abstract

The integration of physical robots into workplaces to work alongside humans is becoming more common. In
addition to its benefits, working with robots also has negative consequences, such as fear. Fear is a powerful influencer of human thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. However, prior research has not provided a comprehensive categorization of employees’ various fears about working with robots or studied the fears of employees who have actual experience of working with robots. Hence, we aimed to address these research gaps by collecting employees’ descriptions of their fears using aqualitative questionnaire. Based on an analysis of 391 responses, we introduce a comprehensive categorization of employees’ fears about working with robots. Our study contributes to prior research by identifying and explaining various fears about working with robots: job loss and role changes, additional work and costs, identity and self-development, humanity, ethics and decision-making, safety, unreliability, war and weapons, and robot takeover.


Keywords: robots; automation; working life; employees; fear (emotions); threat perceptions


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Reporting Year: 2023

JUFO rating: 1


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