The empathic care robot: A prototype of responsible research and innovation

Bernd Carsten Stahl, Neil McBride, Kutoma Wakunuma, Catherine Flick · 2013 · Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Summary. This paper presents a prototype care robot with emotional capabilities to explore ethical issues in emerging technologies. The authors use this fictional scenario to demonstrate how responsible research and innovation practices can anticipate and address ethical problems before technologies are deployed. They argue that integrating ethical considerations into technology development from the start helps ensure innovations are socially acceptable and desirable.

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Stahl, B. C., McBride, N., Wakunuma, K., & Flick, C.. (2013). The empathic care robot: A prototype of responsible research and innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.08.001

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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.08.001
Countries: United Kingdom
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28