Nature Communications (Jun 2022)
Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems
- Solène Guenat,
- Phil Purnell,
- Zoe G. Davies,
- Maximilian Nawrath,
- Lindsay C. Stringer,
- Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu,
- Muniyandi Balasubramanian,
- Erica E. F. Ballantyne,
- Bhuvana Kolar Bylappa,
- Bei Chen,
- Peta De Jager,
- Andrea Del Prete,
- Alessandro Di Nuovo,
- Cyril O. Ehi-Eromosele,
- Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan,
- Karl L. Evans,
- Markus Fraundorfer,
- Wissem Haouas,
- Josephat U. Izunobi,
- Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa,
- Bilal Y. Kaddouh,
- Sonia Lewycka,
- Ana C. MacIntosh,
- Christine Mady,
- Carsten Maple,
- Worku N. Mhiret,
- Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin,
- Olukunle Charles Olawole,
- Temilola Oluseyi,
- Caroline Orfila,
- Alessandro Ossola,
- Marion Pfeifer,
- Tony Pridmore,
- Moti L. Rijal,
- Christine C. Rega-Brodsky,
- Ian D. Robertson,
- Christopher D. F. Rogers,
- Charles Rougé,
- Maryam B. Rumaney,
- Mmabaledi K. Seeletso,
- Mohammed Z. Shaqura,
- L. M. Suresh,
- Martin N. Sweeting,
- Nick Taylor Buck,
- M. U. Ukwuru,
- Thomas Verbeek,
- Hinrich Voss,
- Zia Wadud,
- Xinjun Wang,
- Neil Winn,
- Martin Dallimer
Affiliations
- Solène Guenat
- Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
- Phil Purnell
- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds
- Zoe G. Davies
- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent
- Maximilian Nawrath
- Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
- Lindsay C. Stringer
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York
- Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu
- Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University
- Muniyandi Balasubramanian
- Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change
- Erica E. F. Ballantyne
- Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield
- Bhuvana Kolar Bylappa
- Department of Pharmacology, St John’s Medical College and Hospital
- Bei Chen
- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
- Peta De Jager
- Smart Places, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Andrea Del Prete
- Industrial Engineering Department, University of Trento
- Alessandro Di Nuovo
- Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University
- Cyril O. Ehi-Eromosele
- Department of Chemistry, Covenant University
- Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan
- Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham
- Karl L. Evans
- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
- Markus Fraundorfer
- School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
- Wissem Haouas
- Department of Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems, Femto-st Institute
- Josephat U. Izunobi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos
- Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa
- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
- Bilal Y. Kaddouh
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
- Sonia Lewycka
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- Ana C. MacIntosh
- Department of Computer Science, University of York
- Christine Mady
- Department of Architecture, Notre Dame University-Louaize
- Carsten Maple
- WMG, University of Warwick
- Worku N. Mhiret
- College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar
- Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin
- Digital Cultural Heritage Research Center, Sulaimani Polytechnic University
- Olukunle Charles Olawole
- Department of Physics, Covenant University
- Temilola Oluseyi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos
- Caroline Orfila
- Global Food and Environment Institute, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds
- Alessandro Ossola
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of CA
- Marion Pfeifer
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
- Tony Pridmore
- School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
- Moti L. Rijal
- Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University
- Christine C. Rega-Brodsky
- Department of Biology, Pittsburg State University
- Ian D. Robertson
- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
- Christopher D. F. Rogers
- Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham
- Charles Rougé
- Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield
- Maryam B. Rumaney
- MB Rumaney Scientific Consulting
- Mmabaledi K. Seeletso
- SADC Centre for Distance Education, Botswana Open University
- Mohammed Z. Shaqura
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
- L. M. Suresh
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, ICRAF
- Martin N. Sweeting
- FAIR-SPACE, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey
- Nick Taylor Buck
- The Urban Institute, Faculty of Social Science, University of Sheffield
- M. U. Ukwuru
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic Idah
- Thomas Verbeek
- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
- Hinrich Voss
- HEC Montreal
- Zia Wadud
- Institute for Transport Studies and School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds
- Xinjun Wang
- Department of Environmental Design, School of Art and Design, Changzhou Institute of Technology
- Neil Winn
- School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
- Martin Dallimer
- Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31150-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
A horizon scan was used to explore possible impacts of robotics and automated systems on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Positive effects are likely. Iterative regulatory processes and continued dialogue could help avoid environmental damages and increases in inequality.
