Purpose Robots are predicted to have a profound impact on the service sector. The
emergence of robots has attracted increasing interest from business scholars and …

As if 2020 was not a peculiar enough year, its fifth month saw the relatively quiet publication
of a preprint describing the most powerful natural language processing (NLP) system to date …

As social robots rapidly become mainstream technologies, it is critical for HRI researchers
and practitioners to consider their societal and ethical impacts as well as their ability to …

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious
philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices …

There is an increasing interest in sustainability practices for organizations. Organizations act
sustainably when they support the three dimensions\of the triple bottom line. Industry 4.0 …

Success in the quest for artificial intelligence has the potential to bring unprecedented
benefits to humanity, and it is therefore worthwhile to investigate how to maximize these …

The so-called fourth industrial revolution and its economic and societal implications are no
longer solely an academic concern, but a matter for political as well as public debate …

This essay addresses the other side of the robot ethics debate, taking up and investigating
the question “Can and should robots have rights?” The examination of this subject proceeds …

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and
driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and …

The prospective robots in healthcare intended to be included within the conclave of the
nurse-patient relationship—what I refer to as care robots—require rigorous ethical reflection …