Ethics Applied to Development in Robotics

Abstract

Technology is increasingly present in everyday life. With this, there is an increase in the interactions between men and machines. As a result, ethical dilemmas arise. These ethical dilemmas occur both as a consequence for the developer and as part of the machine’s problems. However, one can affirm that the moral differences between citizens interfere with how to solve these dilemmas. Furthermore, these ethical differences can be collected and used to model machines based on ethics. Thus, this work aims to study the relationship between ethical values and robotics, both in the development of new technologies and in the decision-making of machines. Thus the importance of ethics in technological development becomes evident.