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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Main Authors: 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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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31150-5
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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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Phil Purnell
Zoe G. Davies
Maximilian Nawrath
Lindsay C. Stringer
Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu
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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
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M. U. Ukwuru
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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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