Robot-related fatalities at work in the United States, 1992-2017.
Journal:
American journal of industrial medicine
PMID:
36850052
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Industrial robots became more commonplace in the US workplace during the mid- to latter part of the twentieth century. Recent scientific advances have led to the development of new types of robots, resulting in rapidly changing work environments. Information on occupational robot-related fatalities is currently limited for this developing field.