On Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Care Robots
This academic book chapter provides an overview of the main ethical, legal, and societal challenges concerning the use of care robots in response to demographic aging and changing social norms. It discusses the various forms of robotics proposed to address elderly and disabled care, ranging from humanoids to distributed task-specific systems. The chapter synthesizes existing literature and considerations regarding assistive and caregiving technologies.
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Researchers, developers, and policymakers interested in the ethical, legal, and social implications of care robots.
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The chapter covers the demographic factors driving the adoption of care robots, the types of robotic systems proposed for elderly and disabled care, and an overview of the ethical, legal, and social issues associated with their use.
It does not provide binding regulations, formal legal frameworks, or specific enforcement mechanisms.
- Aging populations and a shortage of traditional family carers drive the need for care robots.
- Care robotics range from humanoids and general-purpose robots to less invasive distributed systems.
- The deployment of care robots raises significant ethical, legal, and societal challenges.
- The chapter reviews the existing literature and perspectives on assistive technologies for older adults.
· Abstract · Introduction to the aging problem and robotics as a solution · Overview of ethical, legal, and societal challenges · References
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