Robot companions: A legal and ethical analysis
Assessment outcome
total 2/4 (actionability 1 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 3.0/6
Authorship & scope
Named authors Andrea Bertolini and Giuseppe Aiello are clearly identified as writing the sections.
Level 1 (capped): the quote establishes a journal venue but does not establish the peer-review status required for Level 2.
Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.
Eligibility gates
HTTP 200, 2920 words of full text extracted
The article is explicitly about robot companions and smart robots as the primary subject.
The text directly addresses legal, liability, privacy, and ethical governance concerns related to robots.
Named authors Andrea Bertolini and Giuseppe Aiello are clearly identified as writing the sections.
There is no indication on the page that this version has been superseded or withdrawn.
Scored criteria
Actionability
1/2Level 1: Provides general principles and direction for design phase strategies without specifying binding steps.
Solutions are briefly sketched, in order to provide the reader with sufficient indications on what strategies could and should be implemented, already in the design phase
Authority
1/2Level 1 (capped): the quote establishes a journal venue but does not establish the peer-review status required for Level 2.
ABSTRACT This article addresses some of the most important legal and ethical issues posed by robot companions.
Currency
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