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June 15, 2005
Robots built on the master-slave model are destined for obsolescence, to be replaced by a generation that will cooperate with man on a more equitable basis. It will be just as critical in this new phase of robotics that designers get the ergonomics right...
June 15, 2005
The world's first artificial brain is on the way.
June 13, 2005
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags have entered the business world at invasion strength...
June 10, 2005
Absenteeism is a crippling headache for British employers, and there is a race for a cure...
June 8, 2005
When Jack Kelley began his career as a furniture designer in the 1960s, he had never heard of ergonomics. Few people had. Interviewed for The Ergonomics Report
June 8, 2005
A Canadian labour leader says workplace stress should be treated as an injury, not a disease. Doing so, she suggests, could encourage employers to take workplace stress more seriously, and ...
June 6, 2005
These portable desks are an example of applied ergonomics in developing countries. In common with all clever ergonomic solutions, the desks address multiple issues...
June 2, 2005
A study by two experimental psychologists in Britain reveals that insomnia is sometimes imagined, a finding that may lead to new ways of treating a disorder that causes economic and ergonomic havoc...
June 1, 2005
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off in July for the International Space Station. The Ergonomics Report takes an exclusive look at some ergonomics and human factors issues impacting the Shuttle and its astronauts.