Ethical regulations on robotics in Europe

Michael Nagenborg; Rafael Capurro; Jutta Weber; Christoph Pingel

doi:10.1007/s00146-007-0153-y

Ethical regulations on robotics in Europe

Michael Nagenborg^*, Rafael Capurro, Jutta Weber, Christoph Pingel

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Abstract

There are only a few ethical regulations that deal explicitly with robots, in contrast to a vast number of regulations, which may be applied. We will focus on ethical issues with regard to "responsibility and autonomous robots", "machines as a replacement for humans", and "tele-presence". Furthermore we will examine examples from special fields of application (medicine and healthcare, armed forces, and entertainment). We do not claim to present a complete list of ethical issue nor of regulations in the field of robotics, but we will demonstrate that there are legal challenges with regard to these issues.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	349-366
Number of pages	18
Journal	AI & society
Volume	22
Issue number	3
Early online date	3 Aug 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-007-0153-y
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

n/a OA procedure
Humanoid robot
Artificial agent
Service robot
Child pornography
Human dignity

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