Abstract
Workers’ health always has an indispensable relationship with safety at work. Many different approaches are implemented on sites to improve workers’ health condition. In this research study, we review robot and wearable robotics’ applications on construction workers. Although there are many different types of robotic tools on sites, we conduct studies on some of the most updated tools such as high-tech robotic equipment.
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This paper is supported by University Grant Committee, Faculty Development Scheme, Construction safety index for skyscrapers in Hong Kong: A Multi-criteria decision-making approach (Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS15/E01/15).
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Li, R.Y.M., Ng, D.P.L. (2018). Wearable Robotics, Industrial Robots and Construction Worker’s Safety and Health. In: Chen, J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 595. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60384-1_4
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