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The ethics of socially assistive robots in health and social care

  • Linda Battistuzzi
    ,
  • Chris Papadopoulos
  • University of Genoa
Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Abstract

Some of the key considerations regarding the roll-out and implementation of socially assistive robots in care settings have to do with ethical issues. This chapter provides readers with an overview of some of the main concerns that have emerged in the literature on ethics in socially assistive robotics (SAR) along with opportunities to reflect on the ethical challenges associated with the use of robots in the care of older adults. This includes issues of autonomy, dignity, informed consent, privacy and data protection, attachment and deception, false expectations, health inequalities, safety, responsibility and labor replacement, and the implications of such issues for care recipients and caregivers.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 59-81 (23 pages)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 29/04/2022

Publication status

Published - 29/04/2022

Publisher

Academic Press, United States

ISBN (Print)

9780323907026

ISBN (Electronic)

9780323904070

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/626941
  • Scopus: 85137920814

Host publication title

Transcultural Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Health and Social Care

Host publication editors

  • Irena Papadopoulos
  • Christina Koulouglioti
  • Chris Papadopoulos
  • Antonio Sgorbissa

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