Ethical Issues

Part of Project Lirec

The ethical questionnaire:

1. Describe the technology and/or scenario that you are working with?
2. What is the main motivation for choosing this particular technology/scenario?
3. What would you say are the underlying ideas behind your research?
4. How do people (general public and other researchers) react to your work? E.g. common questions.
5. What are the reasons that you work with robots (instead of another kind of technology or design solution)?
6. Do you think that your work expresses any particular values? Please describe these. For example, does it reflect any cultural, moral or aesthetic values, and how?
7. How do you think that your own values and interest may affect your research/scenario?
8. How do you think that your work may affect society (both negative and positive)? Does it emphasize, change or follow an existing tradition?
9. What are your thoughts about robots in general?
10. How would you define a robot?
11. Do your have other comments reflections about ethics and robotics/robots?

The use of robot technology in everyday settings:

• Research prototypes
• Commercial robots
• Robots in popular media
• Robots in the art scene

How do they affect social practises? Value Sensitive Design