Using robots to modify the demanding or impolite behavior of older people

Heather Draper; Tom Sorell

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_13

Using robots to modify the demanding or impolite behavior of older people

Heather Draper, Tom Sorell

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Abstract

As part of a large scale qualitative study (conducted in France, the UK and the Netherlands) of potential users’ views on the ethical values that should govern the design and programming of social robots for older people, we elicited responses to a scenario where a robot is programmed to modify an older person’s rude behavior. Participants’ responses ranged from outright disagreement with robotized efforts to change characteristic behavior, to approval as a means to an end. We discuss these views against the background of respect for autonomy, the differences and similarities between robot and human carers, and behavior modification in the context of rehabilitation, where the ‘no gain without pain’ principle is commonly used to justify what would otherwise seem callous. We conclude that such programming may be acceptable in the context of the rehabilitation and promotion of the independence of older people.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings
Editors	Michael Beetz, Benjamin Johnston, Mary-Anne Williams
Publisher	Springer
Pages	126-135
Number of pages	10
Volume	8755
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-11973-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-11972-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_13
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 27 Oct 2014 → 29 Oct 2014

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	8755
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014)
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	27/10/14 → 29/10/14

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Project: EU

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Draper, H., & Sorell, T. (2014). Using robots to modify the demanding or impolite behavior of older people. In M. Beetz, B. Johnston, & M.-A. Williams (Eds.), Social Robotics: 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings (Vol. 8755, pp. 126-135). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8755). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_13

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Draper, H & Sorell, T 2014, Using robots to modify the demanding or impolite behavior of older people. in M Beetz, B Johnston & M-A Williams (eds), Social Robotics: 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings. vol. 8755, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8755, Springer, pp. 126-135, Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014), Sydney, Australia, 27/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_13

Using robots to modify the demanding or impolite behavior of older people. / Draper, Heather; Sorell, Tom.
Social Robotics: 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings. ed. / Michael Beetz; Benjamin Johnston; Mary-Anne Williams. Vol. 8755 Springer, 2014. p. 126-135 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8755).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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