The Regulation, Governance and Ethics of Smart Robotic Systems in Manufacturing: UK and EU Insights

Tiziana C. Callari; Angela Daly; Riccardo Vecellio Segate; Rebecca Raper; Ella Mae Hubbard; Niels Lohse

doi:10.17028/rd.lboro.28360496

The Regulation, Governance and Ethics of Smart Robotic Systems in Manufacturing: UK and EU Insights

Tiziana C. Callari
, Angela Daly
, Riccardo Vecellio Segate
, Rebecca Raper
, Ella Mae Hubbard
, Niels Lohse

Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science

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This White Paper—intended for policymakers, regulators, and other key stakeholders, such as employers, trade unions—outlines key regulatory, governance, and ethics considerations surrounding smart robotic systems aimed at the manufacturing sector. Drawing on the interdisciplinary research conducted within the UKRI Made Smarter Innovation-Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robotics (hereinafter referred to as ‘Smart Cobotics Centre’), this White Paper outlines existing frameworks for collaborative robots and smart robotic systems and provides recommendations for their reform to support safer and more effective adoption in manufacturing. While our primary focus is on the UK context, we also incorporate some comparative insights from the EU.

Original language	English
Publisher	Loughborough University
Number of pages	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.28360496
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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ISCF Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robots (CESCIR) (Joint with Universities of Loughborough, Strathclyde, Warwick and Bristol)
Daly, A. (Investigator)
30/09/21 → 29/03/25
Project: Research

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ISCF Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robots (CESCIR) (Joint with Universities of Loughborough, Strathclyde, Warwick and Bristol)

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