Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems.

Autor: Guenat S; Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. solene.guenat@ilpoe.uni-stuttgart.de.; Institute of Landscape Planning and Ecology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. solene.guenat@ilpoe.uni-stuttgart.de., Purnell P; School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Davies ZG; Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK., Nawrath M; Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Stringer LC; Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, UK., Babu GR; Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Balasubramanian M; Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India., Ballantyne EEF; Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Bylappa BK; Department of Pharmacology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, India., Chen B; Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., De Jager P; Smart Places, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa., Del Prete A; Industrial Engineering Department, University of Trento, Trento, Italy., Di Nuovo A; Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK., Ehi-Eromosele CO; Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria., Eskandari Torbaghan M; Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK., Evans KL; School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Fraundorfer M; School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Haouas W; Department of Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems, Femto-st Institute, Besançon, France., Izunobi JU; Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Jauregui-Correa JC; Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico., Kaddouh BY; School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Lewycka S; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., MacIntosh AC; Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, UK., Mady C; Department of Architecture, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon., Maple C; WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK., Mhiret WN; College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia., Mohammed-Amin RK; Digital Cultural Heritage Research Center, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq., Olawole OC; Department of Physics, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria., Oluseyi T; Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Orfila C; Global Food and Environment Institute, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Ossola A; Department of Plant Sciences, University of CA, Davis, MA, USA., Pfeifer M; School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Pridmore T; School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Rijal ML; Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal., Rega-Brodsky CC; Department of Biology, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA., Robertson ID; School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Rogers CDF; Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK., Rougé C; Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Rumaney MB; MB Rumaney Scientific Consulting, Cape Town, South Africa., Seeletso MK; SADC Centre for Distance Education, Botswana Open University, Gaborone, Botswana., Shaqura MZ; School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Suresh LM; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya., Sweeting MN; FAIR-SPACE, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK., Taylor Buck N; The Urban Institute, Faculty of Social Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Ukwuru MU; Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic Idah, Idah, Nigeria., Verbeek T; Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Voss H; HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada., Wadud Z; Institute for Transport Studies and School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Wang X; Department of Environmental Design, School of Art and Design, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou, China., Winn N; School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Dallimer M; Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. m.dallimer@leeds.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2022 Jun 21; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 3559. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 21.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31150-5
Abstrakt: Robotics and autonomous systems are reshaping the world, changing healthcare, food production and biodiversity management. While they will play a fundamental role in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals, associated opportunities and threats are yet to be considered systematically. We report on a horizon scan evaluating robotics and autonomous systems impact on all Sustainable Development Goals, involving 102 experts from around the world. Robotics and autonomous systems are likely to transform how the Sustainable Development Goals are achieved, through replacing and supporting human activities, fostering innovation, enhancing remote access and improving monitoring. Emerging threats relate to reinforcing inequalities, exacerbating environmental change, diverting resources from tried-and-tested solutions and reducing freedom and privacy through inadequate governance. Although predicting future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on the Sustainable Development Goals is difficult, thoroughly examining technological developments early is essential to prevent unintended detrimental consequences. Additionally, robotics and autonomous systems should be considered explicitly when developing future iterations of the Sustainable Development Goals to avoid reversing progress or exacerbating inequalities.
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