ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how the flaws in the technology-centred approach trap humans and make them passive and dysfunctional, or stimulate them to subvert the purpose they should share with the machine. The control cabin of modern locomotives has altered markedly with changes in technology. The machine version could create a sense of unease in the cabin, and this was out of the question on this particular flight. Automation of surgical tasks with a technology-centred approach provides benefits, but because the automation is limited to the surgical procedure, other factors that are important in health improvement remain uncontrolled. Most automation has been designed using die technology-centred approach and this is capable of producing all that owners, users and customers could want. The behavioural state of 'cocooning' was illustrated to draw attention to the fact that there are uncertainties in human-machine interactions which defy our understanding.
