More Than Meets the Eye? Robotisation and Normativity in the Dutch Construction Industry

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

T.N. Coggins Ethics & Philosophy of Technology - TPM
H.R. Schipper Applied Mechanics - CEG
Research Group
Applied Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 Chantal E. Muishout, T.N. Coggins, H.R. Schipper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_82
Ethics Stakeholders Construction industry Industry 4.0 Robotisation Health and safety Trade unions
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

Research Group

Applied Mechanics

Abstract

Construction robots are becoming more common in the Netherlands, but remain rarities in contexts aside from state-of-the-art factories owned by wealthy or technologically-orientated companies. In its current state, the construction industry would have to change significantly to make room for robots. To understand whether these changes are welcome or not, this paper presents qualitative, exploratory research concerning 10 stakeholders’ perspectives of robotisation and construction robots in the Dutch construction industry.