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...
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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...
View ArticleHow 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...
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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...
View ArticleShould 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...
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Results: Should a carebot bring an alcoholic a drink? Poll says, it depends...
In a care scenario, a robot may have been purchased by the patient, by the doctor or hospital (which sent it home with the patient to monitor their health), or by a concerned family member who wants to...
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RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics Competition: Bringing ethical robots into the home
In 1984, Heathkit presented HERO Jr. as the first robot that could be used in households to perform a variety of tasks, such as guarding people’s homes, setting reminders, and even playing games....
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RO-MAN Roboethics Competition: What is an ethical home robot to you?
So what does it mean for a robot to act ethically within a home environment? Researchers have been thinking about this question from different perspectives for the past couple of decades. Some look at...
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Should a home robot follow what the mom says? Recap of what happened at...
On August 8th, 2021, a team of four graduate students from the University of Toronto presented their ethical design in the world’s first ever roboethics competition, the RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics to...
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Second Roboethics Competition: What can a robot fetch for you?
ICRA 2022 just got started and this year the second Roboethics Competition will take place as part of this conference! This year, the competition received five submissions representing participants...
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