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T1 Working with collaborative robots and its influence on levels of working stress
A1 Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Ángel
A1 Ortiz Barcina, Sergio
A1 García Herrero, Susana
A1 López Perea, Eva María
K1 Human-robot collaboration
K1 Cobot
K1 Industry 4.0
K1 Occupational stress
K1 Safety
K1 Gestión de empresas
K1 Industrial management
K1 Tecnología
K1 Technology
K1 Educación
K1 Education
AB The use and the rapid growth of the cobot in industry are changing working conditions. New jobs can imply new advantages and inconveniences, which call for new occupational risk assessments. The aim here is to assess occupational risks in terms of mental stress, so as to determine whether a worker experiences greater stress when working in collaboration with a cobot rather than with another person while performing the same production-line process. The study involved a total of 32 volunteers of various ages, with no previous experience of cobots. An eye-tracker system that records a range of biometric data was used to quantify stress. Pupil diameter was mainly used in this investigation, as well as the number of gaze fixations by zones. The data registered were analyzed using the T-test method, with which data on two groups can be compared to test for significant differences. In addition, other secondary parameters were also analyzed, such as the time required to complete each test, and the number of errors that were committed. Among the most important conclusions, it was noted that working with cobots in no way increased stress levels, confirming one of the objectives for which these robots were designed.
PB Taylor & Francis Group
SN 0951-192X
YR 2023
FD 2023-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9009
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9009
LA eng
NO This work was supported by the Department of Employment of the Regional Government of Castile and Leon and the General Directorate of Labour and Occupational Risk Prevention under Grant INVESTUN/21/BU/0005 and is part of the research project ‘Occupational risk prevention in Industry 4.0. Study of working conditions and risk simulation with collaborative robotics. Results dissemination for sensitization in Castile and Leon’.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 21-may-2024