Here's how you can foster a positive and inclusive work culture in your robotics organization.

This is very important for every organization that need to develop, we need many people with different ideas from different backgrounds and education level to meet up and work as a team, helping one another and progress together

Incentivar a Colaboração e o Trabalho em Equipe Trabalho em Projetos Colaborativos: Estimular a cooperação em projetos de robótica onde todos os membros contribuem com suas habilidades e conhecimentos. Atividades de Team Building: Organizar atividades e eventos que fortaleçam o espírito de equipe e criem laços entre os membros.

Learning that applies to robotics is similar to understanding machine, process and material handling. Controls, networking, software, technology, standards, etc. all have common ground.

An important part of culture is filling the why. Why are we doing this? Robotics serves a purpose and understanding this helps motivate the team.

Leaders will recognize the accomplishments a Robot Safety Team will bring to the factory, especially when the systems reduce injuries, and increase productivity and stabilize the success of the business.

I have stories where Teamwork failed because leadership didn't understand the opportunity. But I have one story from early in my business that has blossomed into a town rallying around robot, machine and material handling safety. I was called in for a training where Engineering, Maintenance, EHS and Management were present. I started to explain the basics of the risk assessment process for the group and it wasn't long before I just let the conversation take it's own direction. I found out this all began with an injury to a young lady who was getting married in a few weeks. The meeting I had the pleasure and honor of presiding over was the beginning of a culture change. That change led to many benefits with everyone pulling together.

Robotics is incredibly multidisciplinary. When we started recruiting the initial team for building our humanoid robot, we made sure to have the best and most experienced people as leaders. But it was equally important to include individuals who were proficient in their specific domains. It's a mistake to have too many of the same type of people. We have people focusing on research, software, hardware, and electrical work. Proper teams were created in advance, allowing them to work within their specializations and collaborate with other teams when necessary. Having skilled individuals from various disciplines and respecting each group's expertise is crucial for working together harmoniously to build our robot.

Consider using the risk assessment process for robot applications as a tool for diversity, communications, Teamwork and more. Tasks and their associated hazards do not discriminate when it comes to getting injured. A number of the contributors see the collaboration, innovation, ROI and more. But I have seen life long relationships filled with pride and motivation result from what started as generating a safe environment around robots systems. My Best to everyone and to everyone a safe year.