A Taxonomy of Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Wearable Robots: An Expert Perspective

, , &
Science and Engineering Ethics 26 (6):3229-3247 (2020)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

Wearable robots and exoskeletons are relatively new technologies designed for assisting and augmenting human motor functions. Due to their different possible design applications and their intimate connection to the human body, they come with specific ethical, legal, and social issues, which have not been much explored in the recent ELS literature. This paper draws on expert consultations and a literature review to provide a taxonomy of the most important ethical, legal, and social issues of wearable robots. These issues are categorized in wearable robots and the self, wearable robots and the other, and wearable robots in society.

Categories

Keywords

Reprint years

DOI

10.1007/s11948-020-00268-4

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 91,219

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

Ethical Implications of User Perceptions of Wearable Devices.L. H. Segura Anaya, Abeer Alsadoon, N. Costadopoulos & P. W. C. Prasad - 2018 - Science and Engineering Ethics 24 (1):1-28.
Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics.Patrick Lin, Keith Abney & George A. Bekey (eds.) - 2011 - MIT Press.
Should we be thinking about sex robots?John Danaher - 2017 - In John Danaher & Neil McArthur (eds.), Robot Sex: Social Implications and Ethical. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Robots, Ethics, and Intimacy: The Need for Scientific Research.Ronald Arkin & Jason Borenstein - 2019 - In Matteo Vincenzo D'Alfonso & Don Berkich (eds.), On the Cognitive, Ethical, and Scientific Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence. Springer Verlag. pp. 299-309.
Why robots should not be treated like animals.Deborah G. Johnson & Mario Verdicchio - 2018 - Ethics and Information Technology 20 (4):291-301.
Designing Virtuous Sex Robots.Anco Peeters & Pim Haselager - 2019 - International Journal of Social Robotics:1-12.
Caregiving robots and ethical reflection: the perspective of interdisciplinary technology assessment. [REVIEW]Michael Decker - 2008 - AI and Society 22 (3):315-330.
Why Collaborative Robots Must Be Social (and even Emotional) Actors.Kerstin Fischer - 2019 - Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 23 (3):270-289.
Value Sensitive Design to Achieve the UN SDGs with AI: A Case of Elderly Care Robots.Steven Umbrello, Marianna Capasso, Maurizio Balistreri, Alberto Pirni & Federica Merenda - 2021 - Minds and Machines 31 (3):395-419.
Artificial moral and legal personhood.John-Stewart Gordon - forthcoming - AI and Society:1-15.
Robots Like Me: Challenges and Ethical Issues in Aged Care.Ipke Wachsmuth - 2018 - Frontiers in Psychology 9 (432).
Steps Toward an Ethics of Environmental Robotics.Justin Donhauser, Aimee van Wynsberghe & Alexander Bearden - 2020 - Philosophy and Technology 34 (3):507-524.
Killers, fridges, and slaves: a legal journey in robotics. [REVIEW]Ugo Pagallo - 2011 - AI and Society 26 (4):347-354.
Negotiating autonomy and responsibility in military robots.Merel Noorman & Deborah G. Johnson - 2014 - Ethics and Information Technology 16 (1):51-62.
Humanoid robots as “The Cultural Other”: are we able to love our creations? [REVIEW]Min-Sun Kim & Eun-Joo Kim - 2013 - AI and Society 28 (3):309-318.

Analytics

Added to PP
2020-09-30

Downloads
35 (#433,400)

6 months
27 (#105,170)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Heike Schmidt-Felzmann
National University of Ireland, Galway

Citations of this work

No citations found.

Add more citations

References found in this work

Principles of biomedical ethics.Tom L. Beauchamp - 1979 - New York: Oxford University Press. Edited by James F. Childress.
Responsibility and Control: A Theory of Moral Responsibility.John Martin Fischer & Mark Ravizza - 1998 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Mark Ravizza.
Trust and antitrust.Annette Baier - 1986 - Ethics 96 (2):231-260.

View all 37 references / Add more references