Abstract
This paper describes some relevant legal aspects concerning non-social robots. Special attention is drawn to Person Carrier Robots (PCaR) and Physical Assistant Robots (PAR). Although concrete legal binding regulations concerning these two sub-types of Personal Care Robots (PCR) are missing, the insertion of this assistive technology into the market arises some legal and ethical concerns. The main concerns include: cognitive aspects involved in the use of the technology; data protection matters: the way roboticists can make their technology comply with to the new European General Data Protection Regulation; liability contexts depending on their degree of autonomy; privacy and autonomy issued; as well as understanding how the decrease in the human-human interaction could undermine the dignity of the person.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots |
| Editors | M. Husty, M. Hofbaur, M.I. Can Dede |
| Place of Publication | Graz |
| Pages | - |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2016 |
| Event | MESROB 2016, 5th International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots - Graz, Austria Duration: 4 Jul 2016 → 6 Jul 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | MESROB 2016, 5th International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots |
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| Period | 4/07/16 → 6/07/16 |
| Other | 4-6 July 2016 |
Keywords
- METIS-321298
- IR-103225