Reflections on the design challenges prompted by affect-aware socially assistive robots
Emotions and Personality in Personalized Services: Models, Evaluation and …, 2016•Springer
The rising interest in socially assistive robotics is, at least in part, stemmed by the aging
population around the world. A lot of research and interest has gone into insuring the safety
of these robots. However, little has been done to consider the necessary role of emotion in
these robots and the potential ethical implications of having affect-aware socially assistive
robots. In this chapter we address some of the considerations that need to be taken into
account in the research and development of robots assisting a vulnerable population. We …
population around the world. A lot of research and interest has gone into insuring the safety
of these robots. However, little has been done to consider the necessary role of emotion in
these robots and the potential ethical implications of having affect-aware socially assistive
robots. In this chapter we address some of the considerations that need to be taken into
account in the research and development of robots assisting a vulnerable population. We …
Abstract
The rising interest in socially assistive robotics is, at least in part, stemmed by the aging population around the world. A lot of research and interest has gone into insuring the safety of these robots. However, little has been done to consider the necessary role of emotion in these robots and the potential ethical implications of having affect-aware socially assistive robots. In this chapter we address some of the considerations that need to be taken into account in the research and development of robots assisting a vulnerable population. We use two fictional scenarios involving a robot assisting a person with Parkinson’s disease to discuss five ethical issues relevant to affect-aware socially assistive robots.
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