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Course Outline

Foundations of Safety and Interpretability in Robotics

  • An introduction to safety and transparency in robotic systems
  • The regulatory and ethical landscape for robotics and AI
  • Key standards and frameworks: ISO 26262, ISO 10218, and ISO/IEC 42001

Risk and Hazard Assessment

  • Detecting hazards in autonomous and semi-autonomous systems
  • Conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Quantifying risk and implementing mitigation strategies through safety-focused design

Verification and Validation Approaches

  • Assessing robotic behaviors within simulated settings
  • Formal verification methods and the design of test cases
  • Data-driven validation and ongoing monitoring strategies

Constructing a Safety Case

  • The structure and essential elements of a safety case
  • Recording compliance details and traceability
  • Utilising tools for evidence management and risk justification

Explainable AI in Robotics

  • Enhancing the transparency of decision-making processes
  • Interpretability techniques for machine learning-based control systems
  • Explaining robotic actions to end-users and regulatory bodies

Ethical and Governance Perspectives

  • Ethical principles governing robotics and autonomous systems
  • Addressing bias, accountability, and responsibility in AI-driven robotics
  • Striking a balance between innovation, public confidence, and regulation

Practical Workshop: Creating a Safe and Interpretable Robotics Scenario

  • Developing a basic robotic simulation using ROS 2 or Gazebo
  • Implementing verification and validation procedures
  • Drafting and presenting a summary of the safety case

Conclusion and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A foundational grasp of robotic systems and control architectures
  • Proficiency in Python programming and the use of simulation tools
  • An understanding of system engineering or safety protocols

Intended Learners

  • System engineers focused on robotics or autonomous platforms
  • Safety professionals responsible for adhering to functional safety norms
  • Technical leaders overseeing the integration and rollout of robotics
 21 Hours

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