Socio-technical changes lead to new opportunities. Robots are customizing the industrialized mass production of non/manufacturing industries. Robots ameliorate adverse working and offer better living conditions during demographic changes in societies. Ultimately autonomous systems and robotics could reduce ecological footprint during extreme environmental conditions.
Keywords:
automation, autonomy, industrialization, infra free, robotics, socio technical systems
Book / Congress title:
26th ISARC 2009, Austin, Texas, USA
Congress (additional information):
International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
Organization:
I.A.A.R.C. - The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction