For as long as robots have existed, the fear of machines ousting humans for their jobs has persisted.
But for this research project, West Virginia University engineers are deploying robots to help workers keep their jobs — by saving them from potential slips, falls and workplace hazards.
Yu Gu and Jason Gross, associate professors in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, have received $367,000 from the National Science Foundation to study ways of reducing falling risk in retail environments.
To do this, Gu and Gross will use robots to scope out and detect risks along floor surfaces of wholesale and retail spaces.
“There is a significant problem with slip and fall in retail spaces,” said Gross, also interim chairperson of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
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