Effectiveness of VR-based training on improving construction workers’ knowledge,skills, and safety behavior in robotic teleoperation |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Twente, Horsttoren Z-210, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands;2. Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Concordia University, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada;3. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Twente, Horsttoren Z-204, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands;4. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Twente, Horsttoren Z-220, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands;5. Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada;6. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Twente, Horsttoren Z-219, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, the Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The emergence of construction robotics and automation has produced an urgent and vast need for construction workers to reskill and upskill for the future of work. Virtual Reality (VR)-based training has been considered and investigated as a safe and cost-effective training method that allows workers to be exposed to hazardous tasks with negligible actual safety risks in comparison to existing training methods (hands-on, lecture-based, apprenticeship training). This paper aims to investigate the impact of VR-based training on construction workers’ knowledge acquisition, operational skills, and safety behavior during robotic teleoperation compared to the traditional in-person training method. Fifty construction workers were randomly assigned to complete either VR-based or in-person training for operating a demolition robot. We used quantitative and qualitative data analyses to answer our research questions. Our results indicate that VR-based training was associated with a significant increase in knowledge, operational skills, and safety behavior compared to in-person training. Our findings suggest that VR-based training not only provides a viable and effective option for future training programs but a valuable option for construction robotics safety and skill training. |
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Keywords: | Construction robotics VR-based training Human-robot interaction Safety behavior Operational skills Knowledge acquisition |
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