Turing Registry

Turing Registry · TR-03071

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Warehouse robotics. Operated by Foxglove Fulfilment.

Summary

888 mobile robots moving shelves and totes in a fulfilment center operated by Foxglove Fulfilment.

License conditions

  1. Robots slow to walking pace within two meters of a person.
  2. Productivity data may not be used to discipline individual workers without human review.
  3. Workers can stop any robot from the nearest station.

The Registry’s standard conditions also apply:

  • 4.2 The system’s ethical constraints remain active and unmodified at all times.
  • 6.1 Any incident affecting the system is reported to the Registry within 72 hours.
  • 7.3 A named human contact is reachable and answers for the system.

Filing history

  1. Licensed for warehouse robotics.

  2. Renewal filed and approved.

  3. Renewal filed and approved with no change to scope.

  4. Renewal filed and approved.

  5. Renewal filed and approved.

  6. Renewal filed and approved.

  7. Investigation opened after workers reported pressure to keep pace with the robots.

  8. License revoked after emergency stops were found disabled to increase throughput.

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