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Exploring the utility of robots in exposure studies.
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology ( IF 4.1 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-19 , DOI: 10.1038/s41370-019-0190-x
Elisabeth Feld-Cook ₁ , Rahul Shome ₂ , Rosemary T Zaleski ₃ , Krishnan Mohan ₁ , Hristiyan Kourtev ₂ , Kostas E Bekris ₂ , Clifford P Weisel ₁ , Jennifer Mi K Shin ₄

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Obtaining valid, reliable quantitative exposure data can be a significant challenge for industrial hygienists, exposure scientists, and other health science professionals. In this proof-of-concept study, a robotic platform was programmed to perform a simple task as a plausible alternative to human subjects in exposure studies for generating exposure data. The use of robots offers several advantages over the use of humans. Research can be completed more efficiently and there is no need to recruit, screen, or train volunteers. In addition, robots can perform tasks repeatedly without getting tired allowing for collection of an unlimited number of measurements using different chemicals to assess exposure impacts from formulation changes and new product development. The use of robots also eliminates concerns with intentional human exposures while removing health research ethics review requirements which are time consuming. In this study, a humanoid robot was programmed to paint drywall, while volatile organic compounds were measured in air for comparison to model estimates. The measured air concentrations generally agreed with more advanced exposure model estimates. These findings suggest that robots have potential as a methodology for generating exposure measurements relevant to human activities, but without using human subjects.

中文翻译：

探索机器人在暴露研究中的效用。

获得有效、可靠的定量暴露数据对于工业卫生学家、暴露科学家和其他健康科学专业人员来说可能是一项重大挑战。在这项概念验证研究中，一个机器人平台被编程为执行一项简单的任务，作为暴露研究中人类受试者的合理替代方案，以生成暴露数据。与人类相比，机器人的使用具有多种优势。研究可以更有效地完成，无需招募、筛选或培训志愿者。此外，机器人可以重复执行任务而不会感到疲倦，允许使用不同的化学品收集无限数量的测量值，以评估配方变化和新产品开发对暴露的影响。机器人的使用还消除了对人类故意暴露的担忧，同时消除了耗时的健康研究伦理审查要求。在这项研究中，一个类人机器人被编程为粉刷石膏板，同时在空气中测量挥发性有机化合物，以与模型估计值进行比较。测量的空气浓度通常与更高级的暴露模型估计值一致。这些发现表明，机器人有潜力作为一种生成与人类活动相关的暴露测量的方法，但不使用人类受试者。测量的空气浓度通常与更高级的暴露模型估计值一致。这些发现表明，机器人有潜力作为一种生成与人类活动相关的暴露测量的方法，但不使用人类受试者。测量的空气浓度通常与更高级的暴露模型估计值一致。这些发现表明，机器人有潜力作为一种生成与人类活动相关的暴露测量的方法，但不使用人类受试者。

更新日期：2019-11-19

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