CDC Funds Research on Using Robots to Reduce Workplace Hazards in Manufacturing, Health Care
12/09/20 National Safety Council Washington, DC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing $1.5 million for research aimed at reducing occupational hazards in health care and manufacturing via the development and use of collaborative robots, or “cobots.” According to a Nov. 16 press release, NIOSH and the National Science Foundation are funding separate research projects at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Illinois at Chicago through the NSF Nat...
United States John Howard Centers For Disease Worcester Polytechnic Institute National Robotics Initiative National Science Foundation
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