Care robots with sexual assistance functions
Loading...
Authors
Author (Corporation)
Publication date
2020
Typ of student thesis
Course of study
Collections
Type
04B - Conference paper
Editors
Editor (Corporation)
Supervisor
Parent work
Proceedings of the AAAI 2020 Spring Symposium on Applied AI in Healthcare: Safety, Community, and the Environment
Special issue
DOI of the original publication
Link
Series
Series number
Volume
Issue / Number
Pages / Duration
Patent number
Publisher / Publishing institution
Place of publication / Event location
Palo Alto
Edition
Version
Programming language
Assignee
Practice partner / Client
Abstract
Residents in retirement and nursing homes have sexual needs just like other people. However, the semi-public situation makes it difficult for them to satisfy these existential concerns. In addition, they may not be able to meet a suitable partner or find it difficult to have a relationship for mental or physical reasons. People who live or are cared for at home can also be affected by this problem. Perhaps they can host someone more easily and discreetly than the residents of a health facility, but some elderly and disabled people may be restricted in some ways. This article examines the opportunities and risks that arise with regard to care robots with sexual assistance functions. First of all, it deals with sexual well-being. Then it presents robotic systems ranging from sex robots to care robots. Finally, the focus is on care robots, with the author exploring technical and design issues. A brief ethical discussion completes the article. The result is that care robots with sexual assistance functions could be an enrichment of the everyday life of people in need of care, but that we also have to consider some technical, design and moral aspects.
Keywords
Subject (DDC)
Event
AAAI 2020 Spring Symposium
Exhibition start date
Exhibition end date
Conference start date
23.03.2020
Conference end date
25.03.2020
Date of the last check
ISBN
ISSN
Language
English
Created during FHNW affiliation
Yes
Strategic action fields FHNW
Publication status
Published
Review
Peer review of the complete publication
Open access category
Diamond
License
Citation
Bendel, O. (2020). Care robots with sexual assistance functions. Proceedings of the AAAI 2020 Spring Symposium on Applied AI in Healthcare: Safety, Community, and the Environment. AAAI 2020 Spring Symposium. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2004.04428