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Key terms, linked sites, and orientation notes for the labor dimension of robotic integration.
Robot labor
Machine participation in organized work processes and the restructuring of labor under robotic integration.
Automation
Task substitution or redesign enabled by machine systems.
Labor restructuring
Changes in supervision, coordination, pacing, measurement, and value distribution when robots enter work systems.
Human-machine coordination
Shared workflows in which humans and robotic systems both contribute to output and oversight.
Value capture
The allocation of gains created by robotic efficiency, including who benefits from increased output, reduced cost, or tighter measurement.
Distribution of risk
The way operational, economic, safety, and accountability risks are shifted among workers, firms, operators, vendors, and system designers.