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Care Robots for the Elderly: Legal, Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Strategies

In: Developments in Intellectual Property Strategy

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  • Hui Yun Chan

    (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre)

  • Anantharaman Muralidharan

    (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre)

Abstract

Ageing populations are increasing across the world. Many countries are exploring new ways to provide care for the elderly in hospitals, community care and family household settings. Scientific progress in robotics, artificial intelligence integrated systems and increasingly sophisticated software engineering have contributed to innovative developments in care robots in the Asia Pacific regions, Europe and the US. Whilst the use of care robots is not widespread, research is already occurring to integrate wider use of care robots in the elderly population towards improving their quality of life. Developments in care robots for the elderly are valuable yet they give rise to special concerns as they affect peoples’ health and safety. This chapter identifies key ethical and legal issues arising from the use of care robots in the ageing population. Ethical aspects such as deception and trust from care robots are highlighted, which implicate governance concerns ranging from balancing innovations and ensuring user safety to determining the appropriate levels of regulatory oversight and support for developers and market strategies. An examination of these issues provides some guidance for law makers and policy developers in these areas of concern in establishing applicable regulatory direction, responses and governance framework.

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  • Hui Yun Chan & Anantharaman Muralidharan, 2024. "Care Robots for the Elderly: Legal, Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Strategies," Springer Books, in: Nadia Naim (ed.), Developments in Intellectual Property Strategy, pages 129-156, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-42576-9_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42576-9_6
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