Assistive Care Robots and Older Adults: Employing a Care Ethics Lens

Authors

  • Rachel Hewitt Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-8549

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1077637ar

Keywords:

ethics, robotics, assistive technology, social robotics, human-robot interaction, caring, care ethics, ageing care

Language(s):

English

Abstract

To date, ethical critiques of the use of assistive healthcare robotics have not closely examined the purported care relationship between such robots and their users. Drawing upon the work of care ethics scholars, I argue that authentic care relies upon capacities inherently reciprocal and responsive in nature, which ultimately precludes socially assistive robots from being useful caring tools.

Open issue, (c) Han Han Li

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Published

2021-06-01

How to Cite

[1]
Hewitt R. Assistive Care Robots and Older Adults: Employing a Care Ethics Lens. Can. J. Bioeth 2021;4:101-6. https://doi.org/10.7202/1077637ar.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): Open Issue

Section

Critical commentaries

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Copyright (c) 2021 Rachel Hewitt

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