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Course Outline

Introduction to Safety and Explainability in Robotics

  • Overview of safety and transparency in robotic systems.
  • Regulatory and ethical context for robotics and AI.
  • Standards and frameworks: ISO 26262, ISO 10218, and ISO/IEC 42001.

Risk and Hazard Analysis

  • Identifying hazards in autonomous and semi-autonomous systems.
  • Performing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
  • Quantifying risk and mitigation through safety design.

Verification and Validation Techniques

  • Testing robotic behaviors in simulated environments.
  • Formal verification and test case design.
  • Data-driven validation and monitoring techniques.

Safety Case Development

  • Structure and content of a safety case.
  • Documenting compliance and traceability.
  • Using tools for evidence management and risk justification.

Explainable AI for Robotics

  • Making decision-making processes transparent.
  • Interpretability techniques for ML-based control systems.
  • Explaining robotic behaviors to users and regulators.

Ethical and Governance Considerations

  • Ethical principles in robotics and autonomous systems.
  • Bias, accountability, and responsibility in AI-driven robotics.
  • Balancing innovation with public trust and regulation.

Hands-On Workshop: Building a Safe and Explainable Robotics Scenario

  • Designing a small robotic simulation in ROS 2 or Gazebo.
  • Applying verification and validation procedures.
  • Developing and presenting a safety case summary.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of robotics systems and control architectures.
  • Familiarity with Python programming and simulation tools.
  • Understanding of system engineering or safety processes.

Audience

  • System engineers involved in robotics or autonomous systems.
  • Safety officers responsible for compliance with functional safety standards.
  • Technical managers overseeing the integration and deployment of robotics.
 21 Hours

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