Abstract
How are robot ethics described in peer-reviewed papers for children-robot studies? Do publications refer to robot ethics such as: (a) gaining children’s assent, (b) providing a robot’s description prior to data collection, (c) having a robot exposure phase before data collection and (d) informing children about a robot’s semi-autonomy or not? A total of 27 peer-reviewed papers with an average impact factor of 1.8 were analysed. 63 % of the studies did not state any ethical procedures followed. In eight studies children gave their assent for the experiment; six studies described the robot to children prior to data collection; two studies provided a robot exposure phase prior to data collection and one study informed children that robots are operated machines. The outcomes indicate problematic applications of robot ethics in peer-reviewed journals and the necessity for the publishing industry to consider stricter actions on this aspect of a publication.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | A World with Robots |
| Editors | M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira, J. S. Sequeira, M. O. Tokhi, E. E. Kadar, G. S. Virk |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Volume | 84 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-46667-5, 978-3-319-46665-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2017 |
Bibliographical note
The full text is not available on the repository.Keywords
- Children-robot interaction
- Robot ethics
- Children’s assent
- Ethics