TY - JOUR
T1 - A Taxonomy of Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Wearable Robots
T2 - An Expert Perspective
AU - Kapeller, Alexandra
AU - Felzmann, Heike
AU - Fosch-Villaronga, Eduard
AU - Hughes, Ann Marie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Wearable robots and exoskeletons are relatively new technologies designed for assisting and augmenting human motor functions. Due to their different possible design applications and their intimate connection to the human body, they come with specific ethical, legal, and social issues (ELS), which have not been much explored in the recent ELS literature. This paper draws on expert consultations and a literature review to provide a taxonomy of the most important ethical, legal, and social issues of wearable robots. These issues are categorized in (1) wearable robots and the self, (2) wearable robots and the other, and (3) wearable robots in society.
AB - Wearable robots and exoskeletons are relatively new technologies designed for assisting and augmenting human motor functions. Due to their different possible design applications and their intimate connection to the human body, they come with specific ethical, legal, and social issues (ELS), which have not been much explored in the recent ELS literature. This paper draws on expert consultations and a literature review to provide a taxonomy of the most important ethical, legal, and social issues of wearable robots. These issues are categorized in (1) wearable robots and the self, (2) wearable robots and the other, and (3) wearable robots in society.
KW - ELSI
KW - Ethical, legal, and societal (ELS) aspects
KW - Exoskeleton
KW - Taxonomy
KW - Wearable robots
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85091731697
U2 - 10.1007/s11948-020-00268-4
DO - 10.1007/s11948-020-00268-4
M3 - Article
SN - 1353-3452
VL - 26
SP - 3229
EP - 3247
JO - Science and Engineering Ethics
JF - Science and Engineering Ethics
IS - 6
ER -