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Ethical and Legal Considerations for Long-term Care Robots*
from Part III - Ethics, Culture, and Values Impacted by Human–Robot Interactions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2024
The use of care robots can reduce the demands for manpower in long-term care facilities. Further, care robots serve the needs of both the elders residing in care facilities and the staff of the facilities. This chapter considers the following issues for care robots. Whether long-term care robots should be required to meet the high standards for the use of medical devices found in current regulations. How should standards of use be developed for care robots based on the characteristics of the robots? For this question, I note that in Japan, a public–private partnership has shown success in the regulation of care robots. In addition, with care robots, how should we protect the privacy of elders and their relatives or friends in contact with care robots given that the elderly may have reduced cognitive ability. And lastly, what legal and ethical concerns apply to the design of the interfaces between care robots and elders?
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