Presentation
ErgoX Open Plenary: Disruptive and Emerging Technologies in Applied Ergonomics
DescriptionThe current state of applied ergonomics is being impacted by next-generation humans who are generally less healthy and fit, combined with emerging technologies that promise to train, evaluate, and improve those same humans in an improved manner. This discussion will review those human changes over the past 50 years and introduce enabling technological solutions that promise to more than compensate for changes to people and a more competitive operating environment. New diagnostics, prevention methods, and medical treatments are rapidly evolving. Understanding how they relate to ergonomics, fieldwork will be reviewed. Remote and hybrid work is becoming the new norm, and we need to understand how to deal with training and office environments when workers are not in person. Finally, AI and Digital humans will help us solve some of our more complex facilities, equipment, risk assessment, and intervention needs. These technological developments, combined with co-robots and semi-automation, are set to become more commonplace. AI and quantum computing will impact applied ergonomics in the next 5-10 years – are you ready?
Event Type
ErgoX
TimeMonday, October 13th8am - 9am CDT
LocationGrand Hall I
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