Multi-actor perspectives on human robotic collaboration implementation in the heavy automotive manufacturing industry - A Swedish case study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102165
• Publication Date: 2022-11-09T07:25:32Z
• Authors: Qiuchen Wang; Hongyi Liu; Fredrik Ore; Lihui Wang; Jannicke Baalsrud...; Sebastiaan Meijer

Implementing an industrial collaborative robot for Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) in the automotive manufacturing industry is emerging technology-driven solution aiming to increase production efficiency and reduce human operator's ergonomic load. Successful implementation of innovative technology depends on technical feasibility acceptance by affected actors. Many studies exist that focus aspects HRC, however, research focuses understanding multi-actor concerns HRC adoption rare. In effort support successful robots, this study aims understand various actors who work at operational management levels influencing future heavy industry. A literature review was conducted challenges methods used investigate involvement advance of, during, stage. After reviewing existing studies, actor analysis method selected present actors' perceptions using action, factor, goal (AFG) list different opinions adoption, a Swedish vehicle company case study. The results showed from same organization had but mostly positive expectations adoption. perception map shows details pertaining Actions, Concerns, Goals as well logical flow between these elements regards groups prior new contributes holistic view potential influences organization. Actor can provide set processes comply with perspectives. next step, safety-related issues under-development standardization are key implementation.