The Inhumanity of the Human Factor: A Scoping Study of the Language in Cobot Introduction Methodologies in Manufacturing

Lise Agerbæk

The Inhumanity of the Human Factor: A Scoping Study of the Language in Cobot Introduction Methodologies in Manufacturing

Bidragets oversatte titel: Den menneskelige faktors umenneskelighed: En scoping undersøgelse af sproget i Cobot-introduktionsmetoder i produktion

Lise Agerbæk

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferenceartikel i proceeding › peer review

Abstract

Undersøgelsen dissekerer en tendens i litteraturen om kollaborative robotter (cobots) inden for Industri 4.0. Ved at undersøge 16 artikler fra 2017 til 2023, blotlægger
denne scopiing undersøgelse det dehumaniserende sprog, der bruges til at beskrive den menneskelige arbejdsstyrke - udtryk som "faktor", "bruger" og "operatør"
reducere folk til tandhjul i maskinen. Forfatteren afslører den underliggende dagsorden i disse artikler: en kollektiv stræben efter effektivitet med cobots
som spydspids. Undersøgelsen sætter spørgsmålstegn ved praksis med at kvantificere menneskelig erfaring og argumenterer for, at sådanne reduktionistiske synspunkter ikke tager højde for værdien af menneskelig ekspertise og kontekst i det stadig mere robotiserede produktionsmiljø.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Den menneskelige faktors umenneskelighed: En scoping undersøgelse af sproget i Cobot-introduktionsmetoder i produktion
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Procedia CIRP 136 (2025) : Reshaping Design towards Adaptive, Human Centric and Sustainable, Products, Processes, and Systems
Antal sider	6
Vol/bind	136
Forlag	Elsevier
Publikationsdato	2 apr. 2025
Sider	219-223
Status	Udgivet - 2 apr. 2025
Begivenhed	CIRP DESIGN 2025: “Reshaping Design towards Adaptive, Human Centric and Sustainable, Products, Processes, and Systems” - Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras, Patras, Grækenland Varighed: 2 apr. 2025 → 4 apr. 2025 Konferencens nummer: 35 https://cirpdesign2025.upatras.gr/

Konference

Konference	CIRP DESIGN 2025
Nummer	35
Lokation	Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras
Land/Område	Grækenland
By	Patras
Periode	02/04/25 → 04/04/25
Internetadresse	https://cirpdesign2025.upatras.gr/

Emneord

robotteknologi
human factor

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The Inhumanity of the Human Factor: A Scoping Study of the Language in Cobot Introduction Methodologies in Manufacturing. / Agerbæk, Lise.
Procedia CIRP 136 (2025): Reshaping Design towards Adaptive, Human Centric and Sustainable, Products, Processes, and Systems. Bind 136 Elsevier, 2025. s. 219-223.

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