Robotics on industrial environments: integration, between worker and robotic equipments. Formation as key.

1. German Carro Fernandez* , Sergio Martin Gutierrez,
Elio Sancristobal Ruiz, Manuel Castro Gil, Francisco
Mur Perez
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)
Madrid, Spain

2. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions
This contribution was solely written by students
and/or doctoral candidates.

3. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
-Actually robots are become a useful tools in several
environments
-Automation needs robots, they are a new important tool in
the industries and markets
-Integration of robots and human being at work place is
needed to increase the efficiency… but sometimes is difficult
achieve it
OR
knowledge is the key!
Let’s go to see Why!
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

4. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Objective:
Reflects the importance that formation and training may
have in:
 Integration of automation at workplace
 Efficiency and productivity
 Security: reduce risk at workplace
 Improve working conditions,…
…in automation and industrial environment, for workers
accept robots as a tool and not as the enemy
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

5. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions

6. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Today only the companies that modernized earlier than
their competitors are able to survive…
 During decades the industry has grown:
 Increase the automation in its process
 Improve the worker place conditions (Trade Unions)
 Increase the efficiency adding robots
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

7. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
…but things are changing because international financial
crisis has shown that the solution is not on increase
robots
 Solutions comes with the increase the efficiency:
 Use robots as worker tool
 Increase the training and formation of worker
 Increase the qualification of workers
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

8. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions

9. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Part of the mistrust generated by robots in society is
caused by the assumption of certain statements that are
considered true, when actually they are not
 Reduce the number of workers for robot used
 Not usually, in fact introducing a robot increase the number of
workers (maintenance, control, supervision)
 Increase the qualification of workers (or must be)
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

10. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
 Robot does not need human support
 Once more: maintenance, control supervision
 Only human experience is able to capture the industrial
process.
 Increasing the efficiency by robots only
 To increase the efficiency is required a good integration of the
robot in the production process. So is needed a good
integration of the new tool with the worker
 Only a tool can not increase anything but the industrial costs
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

11. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions

12. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
The way in which the use and mission of robots are
introduced to workers will be critical to their quick
acceptance …
 Human role in front of the robot:
 Robot increase the safety, can be used for repetitive and
unpleasant activities, etc., so human worker risks are reduced
 The control of the robot need new extra shifts will be created,
resulting in the need for new staff to take these extra shifts,
which will facilitate the creation of new jobs
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

13. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
…the advantages of training and formation
 Human worker in front of robot as tool:
 Increase the skills of workers, so increase their qualification
 As in other tools, workers must have the experience to
understand the possibilities, characteristics, limitations,
possible failures and maintenance needs of the new robot with
which they operate
 Qualifications would not be possible if workers were constantly
replaced
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

14. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
…the responsibility of improve the category of worker
 Workers as supervisors have to know:
 The abilities and limitations of the robot
 Workplace and robot: security conditions for the robot and
interaction with humans
 Monitoring the robot, replacement or repair
 Limits of productive capacity of the robot
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

15. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions

16. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
One possible consequence of the international crisis is the
search for a new industrial economic structure based on
rational automation
 No workers => no consumption => no need to increase production
because there will not be demand
 So fired must be discarded if it wants increase the efficiency
and profits
 Increase the motivation of workers: bring they stability in their
job
 Formation and training with the new tool: the robot
 Increase their responsibility
 Promoting in their career as reward
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

17. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
New issues about this new workers
 New challenges
 Flexibility to use the new tool
 Adaptability to the new situation
 Student to know the new tool
 Practitioner to prove the new tool
 New careers
 Supervisor
 Trainer
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

18. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments
• Introduction
• Brief history review
• Mistrust by robots
• The new Option: Training and Integration
• Adaptability and flexibility: training versus repetition
• Conclusions

19. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
Formation, training and a good level of information about the new
tool (the robot) is the key to achieve the integration of automation +
robots + human being, in an industrial environment.
The main argument used by unions to reject robotic equipment is
the loss of jobs is solved by transparent for the introduction of the
robot into the company. A good communication is very important
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

20. German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
The fear from workers to be shifted to the background in industry
is solved by trained of workers, and promote them, based on their
new responsibilities
Try it…and look at the results, but remember, robot has always an
‘off’ button
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

21. Authors acknowledge the support provided by:
 IEEE Spanish Section
 Engineering Science School of UNED
 Computer Science School of UNED
 UNED University
 Karbo School, Zaragoza University, EduQTech.
 IEEE Student Branch of UNED
 IEEE Education Society
 IEEE Foundation
Authors are especially grateful to the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department (DIEEC) of UNED for its support and advice in the preparation of
this paper
German Carro Fernandez germancf@ieee.org
This contribution was solely written by students
and/or doctoral candidates.
Formation in robotics, the key to integration in industrial environments

22. German Carro Fernandez* , Sergio Martin Gutierrez,
Elio Sancristobal Ruiz, Manuel Castro Gil, Francisco
Mur Perez
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)
Madrid, Spain