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Alex Owen-Hill is a freelance writer and public speaker who blogs about a large range of topics, including science, presentation skills at CreateClarifyArticulate.com, storytelling and (of course) robotics. He completed a PhD in Telerobotics from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid as part of the PURESAFE project, in collaboration with CERN. As a recovering academic, he maintains a firm foot in the robotics world by blogging about industrial robotics.

http://alexowenhill.co.uk/

Is My Robotic Co-Worker Dangerous? Why Robots Kill People

Are the public right to be concerned about the safety of industrial robots? Why would a worker climb over a safety fence into an enclosure housing a lethal robot? Is there something about robots that makes them seem less dangerous than they really are? With recent news stories about industrial accidents still fresh in our minds, in this post we take a deeper look at safety in industrial robotics to examine why the inherent safety of robots might be the exact reason that they can be dangerous.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill on Sep 23, 2015 in Safety. 6 min read time
Safety
Is My Robotic Co-Worker Dangerous? Why Robots Kill People

Are the public right to be concerned about the safety of industrial robots? Why would a worker climb over a safety fence into...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill on Sep 23, 2015
Read more 6 min read time
Robots
Kinematics: Why Robots Move Like They Do

For the general public, “moving like a robot” means making jerky, linear movements which nobody would describe as graceful. In...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill on Sep 14, 2015
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Robot Grippers
How Many Fingers Do You Really Need for a Robot?

Why do we humans have 5 fingers on each hand? It’s a question which you probably rarely think about. But, as roboticists, it’s...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill on Sep 04, 2015
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