ERC StG "Safe and Sound"

Exploring fairness in service robotics | Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance | Cambridge Core Exploring fairness in service robotics - Volume 1

🤖 Service robots are everywhere—from homes to hospitals—but are they fair for everyone? Our new paper breaks down how bias, embodiment & vague rules affect real users. We offer a 4-part framework to build more just, accountable robots.
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📘 New chapter on how bias in AI and bias towards AI threaten legal norms ⚖️—via flawed systems and human overtrust or dismissal. Includes strategies: fairness-aware design, audits, oversight, and regulatory tools. 🔗

Exploring fairness in service robotics | Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance | Cambridge Core Exploring fairness in service robotics - Volume 1

🎉 New paper out! We define what fairness means in service robotics
💡 4 pillars: legal certainty, anti-bias, user protection & transparency.
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SAFE and SOUND Our mission The ERC StG SAFE & SOUND project has the ambition to connect the policy cycle with data generated in robot testing zones to support evidence-based policymaking for robot technologies.

⚖️ @ercsafeandsound.bsky.social‬ helps policymakers craft smarter robot laws - based on real testing data, not guesswork.
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#ScienceForRobotPolicy #RobotGovernance #EvidenceBasedPolicy

SAFE and SOUND Our mission The ERC StG SAFE & SOUND project has the ambition to connect the policy cycle with data generated in robot testing zones to support evidence-based policymaking for robot technologies.

🦿 Robots that assist your body deserve safety rules that work. @ercsafeandsound.bsky.social‬ helps build better policies for assistive robotics.
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#AssistiveTech #Exoskeletons #RobotSafety #ScienceForRobotPolicy

🤖 How can regulation keep up with robotics? Our new article presents the #ScienceForRobotPolicy model—a 5-phase approach combining science, testing & stakeholder input to close the gap. Smarter, safer, user-focused policy. Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Science for Robot Policy: Advancing robotics policy through the EU science for policy approach The rapid advancement of service robotics has outpaced regulatory frameworks, leading to gaps and inconsistencies that hinder effective governance. Wh…

🚨 New article! 🚨 "Science for Robot Policy" explores how evidence-based methods can close the gap between robotics innovation & regulation. A 5-step model for anticipatory, adaptive policy. Read more: lnkd.in/egfQZfaz

🦿 Robots that assist your body deserve safety rules that work. SAFE & SOUND helps build better policies for assistive robotics.
#AssistiveTech #Exoskeletons #RobotSafety

Anticipatory Regulation for Service Robotics Safety This paper examines the application of anticipatory regulation to service robotics, with personal care robots as a case study. Designed to assist users in non-medical contexts, personal care robots pr...

🤖 New from European Robotics Forum 2025 - Anticipatory Regulation for Service Robotics Safety – Antoni & @eduardfosch.bsky.social explores how adaptive regulation can close safety gaps for service robots.
🔗 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#ERF2025 #Robotics #SFRP

🤖 SAFE & SOUND is helping ensure social robots behave safely and ethically—especially when lives, care, and emotions are involved.
#SocialRobots #RobotEthics #CareTech

LAIDEN - PROPELLING H2020 Eurobench PROPELLING PROPELLING stands for "Pushing forward RObot develoPmEnt for LawmakING," and investigates how robot testing facilities could help to optimize the regulation for robot technologies.

🤖💡 #PROPELLING (#H2020 #EUROBENCH) uses robot testbeds to improve rules for wearable tech like exoskeletons. Real-world data helps shape smarter standards & policies. 🌍🔧 Learn more:

A Legal Sustainability Approach to Align the Order of Rules and Action While the pace of digitization and its impacts on society and markets have become an independent topic of research and debate, far less is clear on how the

🔍 Tech is evolving fast—but is law keeping up? Unchecked legal gaps can fuel techno-solutionism & disrupt society. ⚖️🌱 This piece offers two sustainability paths to align tech & law. Read more:

🔍 #ISO 13482:2014 has gaps in regulating care robots like #exoskeletons—missing key legal, ethical & social issues. 🤖⚖️ This paper shares ways to boost #safety & #inclusivity in design. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc2sjtpb

Accounting for Diversity in Robot Design, Testbeds, and Safety Standardization - International Journal of Social Robotics Science has started highlighting the importance of integrating diversity considerations in medicine and healthcare. However, there is little research into how these considerations apply, affect, and…

🤖🌍 #DEI in healthcare innovation are essential, yet often overlooked, especially in rehabilitation robotics. Gender, sex & health conditions affect safety & user experience, but standards like #ISO 13482:2014 don’t reflect that. 📜 Time to update the rules! Read more: tinyurl.com/2zcsvzme

Harnessing robot experimentation to optimize the regulatory framing of emerging robot technologies | Data & Policy | Cambridge Core Harnessing robot experimentation to optimize the regulatory framing of emerging robot technologies - Volume 4

🦾 Are laws ready for wearable robots? The #PROPELLING initiative from #EUROBENCH is using robot testbeds to guide better regulations for tech like exoskeletons. 🤖🔧 See how it bridges innovation & policy:

An iterative regulatory process for robot governance | Data & Policy | Cambridge Core An iterative regulatory process for robot governance - Volume 5

🚀 Rapid technological advancements have left robotics facing legal challenges due to outdated laws, resulting in unsafe and biased robots. The LIAISON project seeks to fix this by aligning robot development with robust legal frameworks.
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🤖💡 Missing in robot governance? Coordinating developers and regulators! This article offers a model for dynamic, evidence-based policies to improve communication and assessments, enhancing governance and preventing inefficiencies. A must-read for AI and robot developers! 🚀 tinyurl.com/59uj9zed #law

What Are Physical Assistant Robots? A Rapid Evidence Review to Make a Case for Clearer Definitions Physical Assistant Robots (PAR(s)) are increasingly ubiquitous robots that assist humans with various physical tasks, including walking, eating and dressing. However, there is lack of definitional cla...

🎉 New from the ERC team! Mohammed Raiz Shaffique & @eduardfosch.bsky.social paper on defining Physical Assistant Robots is now out in "Emerging Therapies in Neurorehabilitation III" at @springer1842.bsky.social

Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#Robotics #ERC #Law

👩‍🎓 Meet @marieschwedshenker.bsky.social, Ph.D. Candidate! Focused on the legal aspects of social assistive robots, Marie’s research helps shape safer policies in the robotics sector. Her academic journey from criminology to law enriches the "Safe and Sound" project! 📚💡

👨‍🎓 Meet Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Ph.D. Candidate! Specializing in law and robotics, Raiz researches physical assistive robots to bridge regulatory gaps. His expertise in cybersecurity and law ensures our project stays on track and ahead in policy innovation! 🔒🤖

#scienceforrobotpolicy #safeandsound

Defining Socially Assistive Robots for the Law: Preliminary Results of a Systematic Review Over the past two decades, socially assistive (SARs) or interactive (SIRs) robots have been developed rapidly due to their beneficial uses in elderly care, rehabilitation, and education. Given their m...

🎉 Exciting News! @marieschwedshenker.bsky.social has published her first article titled "Defining Socially Assistive Robots for the Law: Preliminary Results of a Systematic Review"!
⛓️ Link to the paper: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

👨‍🔬 Meet Antoni Mut Piña, Postdoctoral Researcher! Antoni’s focus on science for robot policy, alongside his contributions to international safety standards, ensures "Safe and Sound" stays at the forefront of regulatory innovation in robotics! 🌍🛡️

#law #robotics #scienceforrobotpolicy #safeandsound

👨‍⚖️ Meet Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, our Principal Investigator! An expert in robot and AI law, Eduard’s work focuses on the regulatory aspects of healthcare, diversity, and privacy. His leadership drives "Safe and Sound" forward, shaping the future of safety in robotics! 🤖⚖️

SAFE and SOUND Our mission The ERC StG SAFE & SOUND project has the ambition to connect the policy cycle with data generated in robot testing zones to support evidence-based policymaking for robot technologies.

🤖 Robots are evolving fast, but policies struggle to keep up! SAFE & SOUND connects robot testing data with policymaking to create safer, smarter regulations. 🚀 By identifying gaps, testing legal risks, and improving rules, we help make robotics safer for all. 🔗 www.ercsafeandsound.eu