School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 2;12:1445746. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1445746. eCollection 2024.
This study addresses a critical gap in understanding how technological advancements, specifically industrial robots, influence urban pollution emissions and public health. The rapid evolution of technology and changing working conditions significantly affect these areas, yet research has not extensively explored this domain.
Utilizing 2018 China Labor-force Dynamic Survey (CLDS) dataset, this study examines the impact of industrial robots on public health. An analytical framework is employed to assess the correlation between the adoption of eco-friendly industrial robots and improvements in worker health, attributed to the reduction of pollution emissions.
The findings reveal that the adoption of industrial robots significantly enhance both public physical and mental health. This study also identifies potential demographic heterogeneity in the effects of industrial robots. The benefits are more pronounced among non-insured manual female workers who are older, have lower education levels, and hold rural hukou. These benefits are closely linked to improvements in the quality of the production environment and reductions in pollution emissions at both macro and micro levels.
The study underscores the significant potential of industrial robots to positively impact urban health, advocating for strategies that promote the development of safer, greener environments.
本研究旨在解决一个关键的理解空白，即技术进步，特别是工业机器人，如何影响城市污染排放和公共健康。技术的快速发展和工作条件的变化对这些领域产生了重大影响，但研究尚未广泛探索这一领域。
本研究利用 2018 年中国劳动力动态调查（CLDS）数据集，考察了工业机器人对公共健康的影响。采用分析框架评估采用环保型工业机器人与工人健康改善之间的相关性，归因于污染排放的减少。
研究结果表明，工业机器人的采用显著提高了公众的身心健康。本研究还确定了工业机器人效应的潜在人口统计学异质性。保险范围外的体力劳动女性工人、年龄较大、教育水平较低、持有农村户口的工人，从工业机器人的采用中获益更大。这些收益与生产环境质量的提高以及宏观和微观层面的污染排放减少密切相关。
本研究强调了工业机器人对城市健康产生积极影响的巨大潜力，倡导采取促进更安全、更环保环境发展的策略。
