Robotics Safety First: Design for Trust

In robotics, failure is not just a technical issue—it is a human risk. Robotics Safety First: Design for Trust places safety at the center of robotic system design, not as compliance, but as a foundation for long-term adoption.
This book treats safety as an engineering philosophy. It explores how trust is built through predictable behavior, clear boundaries, and systems that fail gracefully instead of catastrophically. Rather than reacting to accidents, the book focuses on designing robots that anticipate misuse, uncertainty, and human error.
The emphasis is on real environments where robots interact with people, equipment, and unpredictable workflows. Readers learn why safety cannot be bolted on late, why over-automation increases risk, and how transparency in robot behavior shapes human confidence.
This book confronts questions others avoid:
• What does “safe” really mean outside the lab?
• How do humans learn to trust machines over time?
• Why safety is about behavior, not just sensors?
This book is for engineers, designers, regulators, and leaders who understand that robotics succeeds only when people feel secure around it. If trust is designed—not assumed—this book shows where safety truly begins.