A bright yellow graphic shows an older woman smiling and interacting with two social robots—PARO, a fluffy white seal, and LOVOT, a small green robot. On the left, bold text reads: ‘Ethical Considerations for Social Robots in Long-Term Care’ with four bullet points: Inequitable access, Consent, Substitution of human care, and Infantilization. A small orange label says ‘New Article’.
New article 🚨 We break down four key #EthicalConsiderations in using social robots—access, consent, substitution of human care, and infantilization—sharing lessons learned through our studies in Canadian #LTC homes.
Read in @frontiersin.bsky.social Robotics & AI: doi.org/10.3389/frob...