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We ask you to do this by:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 1) Using the original journalist\u0027s byline\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 2) Linking back to our original story\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 3) Using the following text in the footer: This article was originally published in \u003Ca href=\u0027#\u0027\u003EHorizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003ESee our full republication guidelines \u003Ca href=\u0027\/horizon-magazine\/republish-our-stories\u0027\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EHTML for this article, including the attribution and page view counter, is below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textarea form-item-body-content js-form-item-body-content ecl-form-group ecl-form-group--text-area form-no-label ecl-u-mv-m\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Ctextarea data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 aria-describedby=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 id=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 name=\u0022body_content\u0022 rows=\u00225\u0022 cols=\u002260\u0022 class=\u0022form-textarea ecl-text-area\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFrom knee surgery to home drudgery, the robot revolution beckons\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Maria Chiara Carrozza believes people in the 21st century will find life more liveable in the growing company of their machine equivalents: robots.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarrozza, president of Italy\u2019s National Research Council, says advanced robots promise across-the-board improvements in the quality of life in Europe and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn places ranging from farms to factories, she foresees robotics being far more an ally of humans than a job threat to them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Robotics is a technology which is fundamental,\u2019 said Carrozza, a physicist and engineer who served 11 years ago as Italian minister for research. \u2018Robots can be a support for improving the quality of work.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe EU research programme, the third-biggest part of the EU budget with funding of almost \u20ac100 billion in 2021-2027, has devoted considerable attention to robotics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEU-funded projects have examined the potential of robots to do everything from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/horizon-magazine\/robots-are-becoming-human-helpers-factory-floor\u0022\u003Ecollaborate with workers\u003C\/a\u003E on factory floors to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/horizon-magazine\/robot-assistants-operating-room-promise-safer-surgery\u0022\u003Eimprove\u0026nbsp;operations in hospitals\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarrozza herself has a research focus on robotics. She says that Europe enjoys a competitive advantage in the field because the continent has long been home to world-class automotive manufacturers and they have traditionally deployed such technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018We have the competences, we have the infrastructures, we have the companies \u2013 and very good engineers,\u2019 Carrozza said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe says this expertise can be harnessed not just to bolster Europe\u2019s industrial base but also to ensure a prominent European influence over the development of robots for a range of emerging roles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese include agricultural field work that people may have increasing difficulty carrying out as a result of climate change as well as basic home services right down to vacuum cleaning, according to Carrozza.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018That means home-assistance provider \u2013 like, for example, supporting elderly people at home but also supporting ordinary life at home by automation of cleaning,\u2019 she said. \u2018This will be an important business for the future.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelow is a Horizon Magazine video interview with Carrozza about the prospects for robotics.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWatch the video\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\u0022accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 height=\u0022315\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/europa.eu\/webtools\/crs\/iframe\/?oriurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FyjwnaOr98zQ\u0022 title=\u0022YouTube video player\u0022 width=\u0022560\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/textarea\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv id=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 class=\u0022ecl-help-block description\u0022\u003E\n Please copy the above code and embed it onto your website to republish.\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cinput autocomplete=\u0022off\u0022 data-drupal-selector=\u0022form-30kbb0eg5d5acgiw-q-2o3fvfdns0ucmvvzqk6nprlq\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_build_id\u0022 value=\u0022form-30Kbb0eG5d5AcgIw_Q_2O3FvfDnS0uCMvVzqk6nprlQ\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003Cinput data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_id\u0022 value=\u0022modal_form_example_modal_form\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003C\/form\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E","dialogOptions":{"width":"800","modal":true,"title":"Republish this content"}}]