ArticleTechnological forecasting and social change2021
Robots and risk of COVID-19 workplace contagion: Evidence from Italy.
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- When businesses go digital: The role of CEO attributes in technology adoption and utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic.Technological forecasting and social change · 2023Article
- Social-economic impacts of epidemic diseases.Technological forecasting and social change · 2022Article
- Highlighting artificial intelligence roles in business area Amid the COVID-19 crisis.Procedia computer science · 2022Article
- Public Perception and Reception of Robotic Applications in Public Health Emergencies Based on a Questionnaire Survey Conducted during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This work investigates the cross-industry relationship between robot adoption and the risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace in Italy. Using a novel dataset on the risk of workplace contagion, we show that industries employing more robots tend to exhibit lower risks, thereby providing some empirical support for the widely held, but so far untested, hypothesis that robots can help mitigate the risk of contagion among workers by reducing the need for physical interactions. While we acknowledge the relevance of robots in the fight against COVID-19 and their possible role in enhancing the resilience of economic systems against future pandemics, we also thoroughly discuss a series of potential trade-offs between workplace safety and employment conditions that could arise (especially in the short run) due to a substantial increase in the rate of robot adoption.
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