Abstract: Background: There has been a rapid increase in the population of senior citizens in many countries. The shortage of caregivers is becoming a pressing concern. Robots are being deployed in an attempt to fill this gap and reduce the workload of caregivers. This study explores how healthcare robots are perceived by trainee care professionals. Methods: A total of 2365 students at different vocational levels completed a questionnaire, rating ethical statements regarding beneficence, maleficence, justice, autonomy, utility, and use intentions with regard to three different types of robots (assistive, monitoring, and companion) along with six control variables: gender, age, school year, technical skills, interest in technology, and enjoying working with computers.
The proceedings contain 24 papers. The special focus in this conference is on Challenging the Future with Lean. The topics include: A Confrontation Between Lean Thinking and Postmetaphysical Philosophy; barriers and Enablers of Lean Industry 4.0; how Organizations Can Harness Continuous Improvement Practices to Develop Their Data Analytic Capability: A Conceptual Paper; Introducing DACAR: A Process Mapping Tool to Uncover Robotization Implications in Manufacturing; toward 1+1 = 3 with Lean Robotics: The Introduction of a Human-Centered Robotization Method; digital Tools Supporting Lean Program in a Multinational Enterprise; lean Planning & Control in a High-Variety/Low-Volume Environment; sustainability Struggles: Investigating the Interactions of Lean Practices and Barriers to Environmental Performance in Manufacturing; Investigating the Relationship Among Lean Manufacturing Practices to Improved Eco-Efficiency Performance: A Fuzzy DEMATEL Analysis; The Contribution of SMED to the Sustainability of Organizations; hoshin Kanri for Social Enterprises - Co-visualizing Values-Based Strategic Plans; integration of a Robot Solution in a Manufacturing Environment: A Serious Gaming Approach; using Games and Simulations to Facilitate Generative Conflict; the Influence of Learning Styles on the Perception of Lean Implementation Effectiveness by Employees; current State of Practice in Developing Lean Six Sigma Training and Certification Programs -an Irish Perspective; improving the Success Rate of Lean-Themed Internships; serious Games as a Lean Construction Teaching Method - A Conceptual Framework; The Impact of SMED on Productivity and Safety; a Systematic Literature Review on the Use of Lean Methodologies in Enterprise Sales Processes; the First Chapter of a Regional Deployment of a Continuous Improvement Program in a Medical Device Company.
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From the pubisher's website: This paper aims to chart the (moral) values from a robotic industry's perspective regarding the introduction of robots in education. To our knowledge, no studies thus far have addressed this perspective in considering the moral values within this robotic domain. However, their values could conflict with the values upheld by other relevant stakeholders, such as the values of teachers, parents or children. Hence, it is crucial to take the various perspectives of relevant stakeholder's moral values into account. For this study, multiple focus group sessions (n=3) were conducted in The Netherlands with representatives (n=13) of robotic companies on their views of robots in primary education. Their perceptions in terms of opportunities and concerns, were then linked to business values reported in the extant literature. Results show that out of 26 business values, mainly six business values appeared relevant for robot tutors: 1) profitability, 2) productivity, 3 & 4) innovation and creativity, 5) competitiveness, and 6) risk orientation organization. https://doi.org/10.1109/DEVLRN.2019.8850726
De horeca-sector en het toerisme worden zwaar getroffen door de huidige crisis. Omzetschade is historisch groot; tegelijkertijd zijn er vanuit de praktijk veel vragen over hoe nieuwe werkwijzen moeten worden ontwikkeld en toegepast. Voor onze sector voorziet onderzoek in het kader van de Impuls-regeling daarom onmiskenbaar in een grote maatschappelijke behoefte. Hotelschool The Hague (HTH) zet strategisch in op het behoud en de versterking van praktijkgericht onderzoek en op het onderzoekend vermogen van haar studenten. Onderzoekend vermogen is, voor toekomstige afstudeerders in een snel veranderende arbeidsmarkt, door de HTH gedefinieerd als cruciale kernvaardigheid. In dit kader zijn recent de onderwijs- en onderzoeksprogramma’s van de HTH hervormd rond de principes van Design Oriented Research. Door de COVID-19 crisis is de continuïteit van het praktijkgericht onderzoek van de HTH, misschien nog wel meer dan bij brede hogescholen onder druk komen te staan. Met het hier voorgestelde Impuls 2020 bestedingsplan wil HTH de onderzoeksfunctie van haar praktische outlets — haar schoolrestaurants en -hotels— verder versterken zodat deze kunnen worden ingericht en gebruikt als ‘test-beds’ of HTH Labs. De schoolrestaurants en -hotels worden hiermee een faciliteit voor experimenteel, praktijkgericht onderzoek waar in commerciële bedrijven vaak geen mogelijkheid voor is. Dit Impuls 2020 voorstel behelst de visievorming voor de HTH Labs en de netwerkvorming met andere kennisinstellingen en met bedrijven als beoogde afnemers van de kennis die in de Labs ontwikkeld zal worden. Het voorstel voorziet tevens in de uitvoering van 3 pilotstudies die de mogelijkheden van de HTH Labs inzichtelijk maken voor het bedrijfsleven. De Impuls financiering zal uiteindelijk resulteren in een operationele onderzoeksfaciliteit in de schoolrestaurants en -hotels van de HTH, en in drie onderzoeksrapporten met bijbehorende disseminatie-activiteiten.
We live in a time of radical changes in Europe. The climate crisis, the war in Ukraine, energy crisis, the pandemic, increasedprice levels and interest rates, digitalization, robotization, reduced birth rates, an aging population, migration, a decliningdemocracy index and increasing friction level between continents and powerful states makes us uncertain about tomorrow.Deglobalization, shorter production lines, changed export models, bloc formations and sovereignty might be results of someof the large challenges we see today. We see tendencies towards increasing poverty and a declining middle class. It isperhaps more important than ever in recent times to show optimism on behalf of young people and future generations.European cooperation and the link between the right skills for the right future seems to be more actual and important thanever. A report from McKinsey Global Institute (2017) about future work life, competence development and digitalization,shows that approximately 50 % of todays jobs can disappear in the nearest future caused digitalization, robotization and AI.MGI’s in-dept report have covered more than 20 countries and 30 industries (mckinsey.com). We have also a commonEuropean challenge reagarding too many youth outside the working life. The NEET index (Not in Employment, Education orTraining) was 14 % totally for the EU countries, 9.6 % for Germany, 6.3 % for Netherlands and also 6.3 % for Norway in2021 (ssb.no).This is a challenge we have to solve as we need to increase the work participation as welfare costs willincrease as a consequence of more immigration and several older people.
With increasing labor shortages, sectors using mobile machines (automotive/industry/agrifood/logistics) have a rising need for productivity improvement. With evolving technology, mobile machine control has stepped from hydraulics to electronics using sensors and smart systems to support drivers and allowing intelligent and automated machine functions. Verification and validation costs of such complex functionality urge the need for virtual solution routes to limit the lead time, cost and safety issues of real-world testing. RAAK-mkb project Fast&Curious developed tools to enable model-driven development for the control of a wide range of vehicle systems. This included automatic code generation support from MATLAB/Simulink® into the Bodas RC30 family vehicle controllers from Bosch Rexroth (see www.openMBD.com). The solution has been adopted by several SMEs allowing them to start working in a model-driven way, helping them to do virtual verification&validation, lowering development time and costs. Meanwhile, Rexroth adopted MATLAB/Simulink for core vehicle functions development and currently develops Fast&Curious-alike automatic code generation support for their recent RC40 controllers. Virtuoso aims to further improve productivity on simulation level by creating an interface layer in Simulink to (automatically) test impact of hardware interface imperfections and failures, such as noise and short circuits, as well as to seamlessly switch between continuous (early development) and discretized (deployment-oriented) input/output behavior. Companies like Emoss and Jautomatisering are interested in such solutions, allowing them to adopt efficient, model-driven processes and supporting their engineers in the required hydraulics-to-software/electronics skill-shift. The solution connects well to future developments like robotization. Besides supporting development of vehicle automation and mobile robotics, MATLAB/Simulink also supports ROS (Robot Operating System) via co-simulation and co-deployment. ROS has become the standard in (mobile) robot control development and is used by many parties. Virtuoso further closes the gap between development and deployment and allows future integration in mobile robotics, foreseen as next step.
