safety (robotics)

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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Robots are often large and heavy and hence safety can be an issue. In a factory robots may operate at a fixed location, making ot posible to prevent people form being close to the robots. In warehouses or the wider environments, fail-safe mechanisms to detect other people and avoid accidents are even more critical. This has become a major barrier to the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles.

Used in Chap. 15: page 233