Ana Maria Eulampia Rolea 1, Roxana-Mariana Nechita 1, 2, *, Alexandra-Elena Boncătă 3, Cozmin Cristoiu 4, 5
1 National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique, 6-8 Pantelimon Road, Bucharest, Romania
2 National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Business Engineering and Management,
3 National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics,
4 National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, 313 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania
5 Robodictive SRL, Gheorghe Doja Street, Piteşti, Romania
* Corresponding author. E-mail: roxana.nechita2000@gmail.com
Robotica & Management, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 26-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/rm.2024.2.4
Abstract: This manuscript studies the parameters that describe the risks of implementing in libraries a robot that takes over the tasks of human resources, being able to take over the requests for customer consultation, scanning books and cards, checking the customer’s eligibility, the process of returning a book or extending a return deadline. This mechatronic system is composed of an articulated arm to execute the pick and place application, a filing compartment, a platform using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology for shelf navigation, a scanner with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, and other data acquisition components. The objective of this study is to support the improvement of the reliability of this technology by analyzing the risks involved.
Keywords: Risk management, Library robots, Technological innovation.
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