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Interactive Robotics: Legal, Ethical, Social and Economic Aspects

Selected Contributions to the INBOTS Conference 2021, 18-20 May, 2021

  • Discusses cutting-edge policy and ethical issues in robotics and AI
  • Covers economic, legal, social and organizational aspects
  • Highlights issues related to sustainability, inclusivity and social justice

Part of the book series: Biosystems & Biorobotics (BIOSYSROB, volume 30)

Conference series link(s): INBOTS: International Conference on Inclusive Robotics for a better Society

Conference proceedings info: INBOTS 2021.

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Table of contents (39 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Basic Issues in AI Policy

      • Vincent C. Müller
      Pages 3-9
    3. Human Vulnerability and Inclusive Robotics

      • Belén Liedo, Jon Rueda
      Pages 14-18
    4. Neuro-Rights for Human-Machine Interaction

      • Txetxu Ausín, Aníbal Monasterio Astobiza, Ricardo Morte
      Pages 25-29
  3. Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
    2. Digitalisation: Shaping the Way We Work

      • Roberto Suarez-Santos, Luis Rodrigo Morales-Velez
      Pages 46-50
    3. Robotisation and Its Social Implications: The Skills Gaps and Digital Learning

      • Mª. Y. Sánchez-Urán Azaña, N. P. García Piñeiro
      Pages 51-55
    4. Inclusive Robotics for the Employment of People with Disabilities

      • C. De Fuentes Gª-Romero de Tejada, C. Juanes Calvo
      Pages 59-65
    5. Diligence of IT Security: Employee Awareness Tests as a Legal Challenge in Portugal

      • David Carvalho Martins, Gonçalo Asper Caro, Tiago Sequeira Mousinho
      Pages 66-70
  4. Economy, Intellectual Property and Taxation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Robot and Automation. Which are the Impacts on the Productivity, Jobs and Inequality of the Countries?

      • Jose Ignacio Lopez-Sanchez, Jose Luis Arroyo-Barriguete
      Pages 73-79
    3. Intellectual Property Law and Robotics

      • Luke McDonagh
      Pages 80-83
    4. Robot-A(I)rtists and Tax Provisions

      • L. Scarcella
      Pages 84-92
    5. Taxing Robots

      • Rita de la Feria, María Amparo Grau Ruiz
      Pages 93-99

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About this book

This book reports on cutting-edge legal, ethical, social and economic issues relating to robotics and automation, human-machine interaction and artificial intelligence, in different application areas. It discusses important problems such as robotic taxation, social inequality, protection of neuro-human and children rights, among others. It describes current advances and challenges in robotic regulation and governance, as well as findings relating to sustainability of robotic industries, thus filling an important gap in the robotic and AI literature. Chapters consists of revised and extended contributions to the workshop session “Debate on legal, ethical & socio-economic aspects of interactive robotics” of INBOTS 2021, held virtually on May 18-20, 2021.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Visiting Professor of Transnational Taxation, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    María Amparo Grau Ruiz

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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