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Introduction to Safety and Explainability in Robotics

  • An overview of safety and transparency within robotic systems.
  • The regulatory and ethical context surrounding robotics and AI.
  • Relevant standards and frameworks, including ISO 26262, ISO 10218, and ISO/IEC 42001.

Risk and Hazard Analysis

  • Identifying hazards in autonomous and semi-autonomous systems.
  • Conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
  • Quantifying risks and implementing mitigation through safety design.

Verification and Validation Techniques

  • Testing robotic behaviours in simulated environments.
  • Formal verification and the design of test cases.
  • Data-driven validation and monitoring methods.

Safety Case Development

  • The structure and essential content of a safety case.
  • Documenting compliance and maintaining traceability.
  • Utilizing tools for evidence management and risk justification.

Explainable AI for Robotics

  • Ensuring decision-making processes are transparent.
  • Interpretability techniques for ML-based control systems.
  • Explaining robotic behaviours to users and regulatory bodies.

Ethical and Governance Considerations

  • Ethical principles in robotics and autonomous systems.
  • Bias, accountability, and responsibility in AI-driven robotics.
  • Balancing innovation with public trust and regulatory requirements.

Hands-On Workshop: Building a Safe and Explainable Robotics Scenario

  • Designing a small robotic simulation using ROS 2 or Gazebo.
  • Implementing verification and validation procedures.
  • Developing and presenting a summary of the safety case.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A fundamental understanding of robotics systems and control architectures.
  • Familiarity with Python programming and simulation tools.
  • Knowledge of system engineering or safety processes.

Target Audience

  • System engineers involved in robotics or autonomous systems.
  • Safety officers responsible for compliance with functional safety standards.
  • Technical managers supervising robotics integration and deployment.
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