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. 2023 Oct 30;10:1277360. doi: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1277360

TABLE 4.

Short- and long-term risks and opportunities expected from workers.

Short-term Long-term
- Technological failures (2)
- Unclear task allocation
- Reduced physical workspace (3) - Job loss (4)
- Reduced product quality - Decreased productivity
- High error rate (3) - Increased monotony
- Stress (2) - Malfunctions and errors
- Low acceptance
- (Lack of) training (2)
- Safety concerns
- Increased job control - Increased task variability (2)
- Reduced work intensity - Improved time control
- Increased productivity (2) - Improved physical ergonomics (7)
- Reduced monotony - Improved physical and cognitive ergonomics
- None (2) - Reduced long-term health complications (3)
- Improved wellbeing - Economic growth
- Reduced work intensity - Job transformation (2)
- Improved physical ergonomics (3) - Increased productivity
- Improved cognitive ergonomics - Overall improvement (2)
- Overall improvement (4)