Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems
A horizon scan was used to explore possible impacts of robotics and automated systems on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Positive effects are likely. Iterative regulatory processes and continued dialogue could help avoid environmental damages and increases in inequality.
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author | Solène Guenat Phil Purnell Zoe G. Davies Maximilian Nawrath Lindsay C. Stringer Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu Muniyandi Balasubramanian Erica E. F. Ballantyne Bhuvana Kolar Bylappa Bei Chen Peta De Jager Andrea Del Prete Alessandro Di Nuovo Cyril O. Ehi-Eromosele Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan Karl L. Evans Markus Fraundorfer Wissem Haouas Josephat U. Izunobi Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa Bilal Y. Kaddouh Sonia Lewycka Ana C. MacIntosh Christine Mady Carsten Maple Worku N. Mhiret Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin Olukunle Charles Olawole Temilola Oluseyi Caroline Orfila Alessandro Ossola Marion Pfeifer Tony Pridmore Moti L. Rijal Christine C. Rega-Brodsky Ian D. Robertson Christopher D. F. Rogers Charles Rougé Maryam B. Rumaney Mmabaledi K. Seeletso Mohammed Z. Shaqura L. M. Suresh Martin N. Sweeting Nick Taylor Buck M. U. Ukwuru Thomas Verbeek Hinrich Voss Zia Wadud Xinjun Wang Neil Winn Martin Dallimer |
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description | A horizon scan was used to explore possible impacts of robotics and automated systems on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Positive effects are likely. Iterative regulatory processes and continued dialogue could help avoid environmental damages and increases in inequality. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c84683244b8546e28d63f63f13e4c6a12022-12-22T00:32:05ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-06-0113111010.1038/s41467-022-31150-5Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systemsSolène Guenat0Phil Purnell1Zoe G. Davies2Maximilian Nawrath3Lindsay C. Stringer4Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu5Muniyandi Balasubramanian6Erica E. F. Ballantyne7Bhuvana Kolar Bylappa8Bei Chen9Peta De Jager10Andrea Del Prete11Alessandro Di Nuovo12Cyril O. Ehi-Eromosele13Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan14Karl L. Evans15Markus Fraundorfer16Wissem Haouas17Josephat U. Izunobi18Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa19Bilal Y. Kaddouh20Sonia Lewycka21Ana C. MacIntosh22Christine Mady23Carsten Maple24Worku N. Mhiret25Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin26Olukunle Charles Olawole27Temilola Oluseyi28Caroline Orfila29Alessandro Ossola30Marion Pfeifer31Tony Pridmore32Moti L. Rijal33Christine C. Rega-Brodsky34Ian D. Robertson35Christopher D. F. Rogers36Charles Rougé37Maryam B. Rumaney38Mmabaledi K. Seeletso39Mohammed Z. Shaqura40L. M. Suresh41Martin N. Sweeting42Nick Taylor Buck43M. U. Ukwuru44Thomas Verbeek45Hinrich Voss46Zia Wadud47Xinjun Wang48Neil Winn49Martin Dallimer50Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsSchool of Civil Engineering, University of LeedsDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of KentSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of YorkDepartment of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar UniversityCentre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic ChangeSheffield University Management School, University of SheffieldDepartment of Pharmacology, St John’s Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Urban Studies and Planning, University of SheffieldSmart Places, Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndustrial Engineering Department, University of TrentoAdvanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Covenant UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of BirminghamSchool of Biosciences, University of SheffieldSchool of Politics and International Studies, University of LeedsDepartment of Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems, Femto-st InstituteDepartment of Chemistry, University of LagosUniversidad Autónoma de QuerétaroSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of LeedsCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of OxfordDepartment of Computer Science, University of YorkDepartment of Architecture, Notre Dame University-LouaizeWMG, University of WarwickCollege of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of GondarDigital Cultural Heritage Research Center, Sulaimani Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Physics, Covenant UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, University of LagosGlobal Food and Environment Institute, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of LeedsDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of CASchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle UniversitySchool of Computer Science, University of NottinghamCentral Department of Geology, Tribhuvan UniversityDepartment of Biology, Pittsburg State UniversitySchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of LeedsDepartment of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of BirminghamDepartment of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of SheffieldMB Rumaney Scientific ConsultingSADC Centre for Distance Education, Botswana Open UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of LeedsInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, ICRAFFAIR-SPACE, Surrey Space Centre, University of SurreyThe Urban Institute, Faculty of Social Science, University of SheffieldDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic IdahDepartment of Urban Studies and Planning, University of SheffieldHEC MontrealInstitute for Transport Studies and School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of LeedsDepartment of Environmental Design, School of Art and Design, Changzhou Institute of TechnologySchool of Politics and International Studies, University of LeedsSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsA horizon scan was used to explore possible impacts of robotics and automated systems on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Positive effects are likely. Iterative regulatory processes and continued dialogue could help avoid environmental damages and increases in inequality.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31150-5 |
spellingShingle | Solène Guenat Phil Purnell Zoe G. Davies Maximilian Nawrath Lindsay C. Stringer Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu Muniyandi Balasubramanian Erica E. F. Ballantyne Bhuvana Kolar Bylappa Bei Chen Peta De Jager Andrea Del Prete Alessandro Di Nuovo Cyril O. Ehi-Eromosele Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan Karl L. Evans Markus Fraundorfer Wissem Haouas Josephat U. Izunobi Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa Bilal Y. Kaddouh Sonia Lewycka Ana C. MacIntosh Christine Mady Carsten Maple Worku N. Mhiret Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin Olukunle Charles Olawole Temilola Oluseyi Caroline Orfila Alessandro Ossola Marion Pfeifer Tony Pridmore Moti L. Rijal Christine C. Rega-Brodsky Ian D. Robertson Christopher D. F. Rogers Charles Rougé Maryam B. Rumaney Mmabaledi K. Seeletso Mohammed Z. Shaqura L. M. Suresh Martin N. Sweeting Nick Taylor Buck M. U. Ukwuru Thomas Verbeek Hinrich Voss Zia Wadud Xinjun Wang Neil Winn Martin Dallimer Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems Nature Communications |
title | Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
title_full | Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
title_fullStr | Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
title_full_unstemmed | Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
title_short | Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
title_sort | meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31150-5 |
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