Title
Exploring the ethical landscape of robot-assisted Search and Rescue
Author
Harbers, M.
de Greeff, J.
Kruijff-Korbayová, I.
Neerincx, M.A.
Hindriks, K.V.
Contributor
Aldinhas Ferreira, M.I. (editor)
Silva Sequeira, J. (editor)
Osman Tokhi, M. (editor)
Kadar, E.E. (editor)
Singh Virk, G. (editor)
Publication year
2017
Abstract
As robots are increasingly used in Search and Rescue (SAR) missions, it becomes highly relevant to study how SAR robots can be developed and deployed in a responsible way. In contrast to some other robot application domains, e.g. military and healthcare, the ethics of robot-assisted SAR are relatively under examined. This paper aims to fill this gap by assessing and analyzing important values and value tensions of stakeholders of SAR robots. The paper describes the outcomes of several Value Assessment workshops that were conducted with rescue workers, in the context of a European research project on robot-assisted SAR (the TRADR project). The workshop outcomes are analyzed and key ethical concerns and dilemmas are identified and discussed. Several recommendations for future ethics research leading to responsible development and deployment of SAR robots are provided. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
Subject
Human & Operational Modelling
PCS - Perceptual and Cognitive Systems
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Ethical concerns
Human-robot interaction
Roboethics
Search and rescue robotics
Value sensitive design
Values
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46667-5_7
TNO identifier
745602
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISSN
2213-8986
Source
Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation : Science and Engineering, 84, 93-107
Bibliographical note
Funding details: 60963, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme Funding text: This work is funded by the EU FP7 TRADR project (grant no. 60963).
Document type
bookPart