Should ownership influence decision making of a care robot?
For the past few months, the Open Roboethics initiative have been exploring the topic of care robots. During one of our meetings, we got into an interesting discussion about whether a robot that you own should be programmed to make different choices
Results: How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
With the continuous increase in life expectancy and the number of people aged over 65, it is no wonder that a lot of roboticists have been discussing the use of robot as companion/caregiver for elderly. To give you a reality
How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
We have a tall order when it comes to dreaming up a trustworthy care robot. A robot could clean the house, find and fetch objects, and even keep seniors company. But if we were to have robots that can do so
Results: Readers optimistic about role of robots as care assistants for seniors
Developing robots that are capable of taking care of seniors is the goal of an increasing number of robotics companies. While there are many economic and social factors to encourage this trend, the ethical issues pertaining to the use of robots as caregivers requires careful consideration. Data from our latest poll suggest that readers are optimistic about the role of robots as care assistants for senior members of their families.
Would you trust a robot to take care of your grandma?
One of the driving forces of social, interactive robotics is the impending issue of labour shortage, which is projected as one of the major and inevitable consequence of the population ageing phenomenon. As previously discussed by Colin Lewis on the Robohub article, The world and
How much control should a bathing robot have?
A few years ago, researchers at the University of British Columbia (AJung Moon, Peter Danielson and Mike Van der Loos) studied the public acceptance of a number of different robots. That included the discussion of a Japanese robot from Sanyo Electric in