Authors: Mark Coeckelbergh
International Journal of Social Robotics, Volume 1, Number 3 / August, 2009
Link: SpringerLink – Journal Article.
Abstract:
The development of pet robots, toy robots, and sex robots suggests a near-future scenario of habitual living with ‘personal’ robots. How should we evaluate their potential impact on the quality of our lives and existence?

In this paper, I argue for an approach to ethics of personal robots that advocates a methodological turn from robots to humans, …