Robot Ethics
In modern society, technology is developing at a fast speed. Among emerging and growing technology fields, robotics is perhaps the most eye-catching one, as it brings infinite possibilities to our lives, and its real-world applications closely connect with every single aspect of human life. As robotic technologies become more integrated with ourselves and society, many new ethical concerns arise.
This website is created by WPI students for an Interactive Qualifying Project to provide a learning experience in a range of ethical issues in different domains of the robotics field. For each domain, you can view ethical questions, themes, resources, and principles for ethical practice. Each page also includes a comment section to discuss ethical issues with other site visitors. The robot domains discussed in this website include military robotics, humanoid robotics, biomechatronics, distributed robotic systems, surgical robotics, domestic robotics, industrial robotics, and companion robotics. The themes explored are human rights, accountability, transparency & explainability, government, professional responsibility, fairness & non-discrimination, human control of technology, identity, promotion of human values, safety & security, and anthropomorphization.