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Robots at your service: Empowering healthy aging at European Robotics Week, 2016
The European Robotics Week in 2016 took place from 18 to 22 November in several countries including The Netherlands, Austria, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Serbia and many more. This event has been occ...
08 December 2016, by
Thosha Moodley
Should a care robot bring an alcoholic a drink? It depends on who owns the robot
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 t...
24 February 2015, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
Should ownership influence the 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 a discussion about whether the ownership of a robot sho...
11 February 2015, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
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 robots take on so many daily c...
13 January 2015, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
