Exploring ethical risks of using a telepresence robot in Canadian long-term care homes

Joey Wong

We are pleased to participate and share our work at the HRI2022 conference. This workshop calls for positions and discussions to irritate two major, limiting boundaries within human-robot interaction (HRI):

(1) to cross the boundaries of engaging in interdisciplinary work on such new paradigms between divergent disciplines as engineering, design, psychology, philosophy, and sociology.

(2) to cross the boundaries of HRI and the social contexts of robot use – often referred to as ‘real world’ environments.

Dr. Hung and Joey Wong shared the recent study working with Ms. Jennifer Perry from the Alzheimer Society of BC and Dr. Jim Mann on exploring the technological risks and ethical issues in telepresence robot use in long term care.

To read our position paper: https://medien.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/reconfig-hri/files/2022/03/01_Hung.pdf

In the workshop, they discussed and learned about the current research exploring human-robot interactions, e.g., various robot types, different study methods, and insights. There is still a lot to be discovered on HRI! To learn more about the workshop and other position papers: https://medien.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/reconfig-hri/position-papers/

Re-Configuring Human-Robot Interaction Workshop @HRI2022