Workshop Program
Three application domains. Research, practice and certification in conversation.
Each domain brings together an academic researcher, a practitioner, and a certification or regulation expert. Talks lead into a moderated Safety Translation Debate, with questions from participants and contributed work.
Proposed program. Session order, timings and speakers will be confirmed following acceptance.
Opening
Setting the scene: safety beyond the lab
Domain 01
Safety in Healthcare, Assistive, and Surgical Robotics
Close interaction with people and vulnerable users.
- Academic perspectiveResearch capabilities, assumptions and open questions.
- Practitioner perspectiveUse cases, deployment experience and operational constraints.
- Safety Translation DebateBoth speakers and a certification or regulation expert discuss validation, standards and assurance evidence.
Coffee & discussion
Contributed work
Paper presentations & interactive clinics
Selected contributions and participant questions about deployment, safety, validation and certification, with feedback from researchers and practitioners.
Lunch break
Domain 02
Safety in Industry and Manufacturing
Deployment under productivity, human interaction and operational constraints.
- Academic perspectiveResearch capabilities, assumptions and open questions.
- Practitioner perspectiveUse cases, deployment experience and operational constraints.
- Safety Translation DebateBoth speakers and a certification or regulation expert discuss validation, standards and assurance evidence.
Coffee & discussion
Domain 03
Safety Beyond Structured Workspaces: Field Robotics
Changing environments and demanding operating conditions, including nuclear and construction robotics.
- Academic perspectiveResearch capabilities, assumptions and open questions.
- Practitioner perspectiveUse cases, deployment experience and operational constraints.
- Safety Translation DebateBoth speakers and a certification or regulation expert discuss validation, standards and assurance evidence.
Closing synthesis
Lab-to-Real Safety Gap Map
An organizer-led synthesis with certification and regulation contributors, bringing together shared barriers, domain-specific differences, and priorities for research and validation.