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 Duration 21 hours

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Foundations of Safety and Explainability in Robotics

  • Overview of safety and transparency principles in robotic systems
  • The regulatory and ethical landscape for robotics and AI
  • Key standards and frameworks: ISO 26262, ISO 10218, and ISO/IEC 42001

Risk and Hazard Analysis

  • Identifying potential 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 Strategies

  • Testing robotic behaviors within simulated environments
  • Applying formal verification methods and test case design
  • Employing data-driven validation and monitoring techniques

Developing Robust Safety Cases

  • Structuring and defining the content of a safety case
  • Documenting compliance and ensuring traceability
  • Leveraging tools for evidence management and risk justification

Explainable AI in Robotics

  • Enhancing transparency in decision-making processes
  • Applying interpretability techniques to ML-based control systems
  • Communicating robotic behaviors to users and regulatory bodies

Ethical and Governance Perspectives

  • Core ethical principles in robotics and autonomous systems
  • Addressing bias, accountability, and responsibility in AI-driven robotics
  • Balancing innovation with public trust and regulatory compliance

Practical Workshop: Constructing a Safe and Explainable Robotics Scenario

  • Designing a small-scale robotic simulation using ROS 2 or Gazebo
  • Implementing verification and validation procedures
  • Formulating and presenting a safety case summary

Conclusion and Future Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of robotics systems and control architectures
  • Proficiency in Python programming and simulation tools
  • Understanding of system engineering or safety processes

Target Audience

  • System engineers developing robotics or autonomous systems
  • Safety officers responsible for compliance with functional safety standards
  • Technical managers overseeing the integration and deployment of robotics

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