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app/src/content/chapters/sustainability/conclusion.mdx
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## Conclusion and call to action
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advancement,
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Our analysis of 50,000 papers has revealed a persistent **Awareness Gap** and a significant **Motivation Gap**.
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The community is building tools that have the potential to drive the global sustainable transition, but they are doing so largely
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### Where to start?
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Change in academia is often slow, but it starts with individual choices and institutional pressure.
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Here are a couple of concrete steps we, as
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#### **1. Write the "Missing" Section**
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The simplest way to help bridging the Awareness Gap is to make impact a standard part of the scientific narrative.
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In your next paper, include a dedicated section/paragraph addressing:
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#### **5. Institutional and Conference
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To achieve larger, more systemic and long-term changes the individual effort needs institutional support.
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- **Commit to Transparency**: Be explicit about their sustainability engagement and environmental footprint.
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- **Implement Guiding Policies**: Implement policies that encourage or even require authors to consider the sustainability implications of their work.
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### Final Word
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We have already surpassed seven of the nine planetary boundaries.
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paradigm, the idea that technology should exist simply because it *can*, is no longer viable.
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Research tells us that robotics has the potential to be a powerful force for good, but only if we intentionally steer it in that direction.
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## Conclusion and call to action
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Robotics research is at a crossroads. While the field is living through a "golden age" of technical
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advancement, its growth is decoupled from the most pressing challenges of our time.
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Our analysis of 50,000 papers has revealed a persistent **Awareness Gap** and a significant **Motivation Gap**.
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The community is building tools that have the potential to drive the global sustainable transition, but they are doing so largely
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### Where to start?
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Change in academia is often slow, but it starts with individual choices and institutional pressure.
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Here are a couple of concrete steps we, as researchers, can take to start bridging the **Awareness** and **Motivation Gaps** in our community:
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#### **1. Write the "Missing" Section and spend a moment to think about impact**
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The simplest way to help bridging the Awareness Gap is to make impact a standard part of the scientific narrative.
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In your next paper, include a dedicated section/paragraph addressing:
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</Note>
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#### **5. Institutional and Conference Awareness**
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To achieve larger, more systemic and long-term changes the individual effort needs institutional support.
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The robotics community can advocate for major venues, like **ICRA** or **IROS** to :
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- **Commit to Transparency**: Be explicit about their sustainability engagement and environmental footprint.
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- **Implement Guiding Policies**: Implement policies that encourage or even require authors to consider the sustainability implications of their work.
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### Final Word
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We have already surpassed seven of the nine planetary boundaries. The "blind progress"
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paradigm, the idea that technology should exist simply because it *can*, is no longer viable.
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Research tells us that robotics has the potential to be a powerful force for good, but only if we intentionally steer it in that direction.
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