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Technical, social, psychological and ethical aspects of human-robot collaboration: a case study of the 'Robin Heart' medical robot

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of the research is to draw attention to the need for comprehensive scientific reflection on the technical, social, psychological and ethical aspects of human-machine cooperation on the example of the Robin Heart medical robot. Methods: The conclusions presented in the article are the result of non-reactive research based on the analysis of secondary sources - scientific literature. The method of scientific inference was inductive. Sources of information used to write this article, are interdisciplinary in nature: in the field of management sciences, psychology, sociology, ethics, management sciences and medical physics. Results: the value of the analysis is the author's assumption that medical robots (including "Robin Heart") are part of the "technology system". We point out the connections between humans (agent 1; agent 2) and technological artifacts (agent 3). The first agent is a person working in a medical facility, functioning in various roles: robot creator, programmer, device owner, operator, robot trainer. The second agent is a patient using a medical service. The third agent is a robot equipped with AI. It can be treated in two ways: as a significant "extension" of human abilities, or as an autonomous entity of medical action. Conclusions: The use of robots is another consequence of human evolution. We move from the stage of ordinary use to the stage of cooperation with them. Improving the human-machine relationship will probably dominate many years of activity of multi-disciplinary teams combining humanistic, biological and technical approaches. The obtained results show that it is necessary to build awareness of the technology system based on a holistic view that considers the integration of interdisciplinary achievements.

Source: Journal of Modern Science

DOI: 10.13166/jms/197008

Authors: Małgorzata Suchacka, Mariusz Wojewoda, Zbigniew Nawrat, Artur Domurat, Angelika Magdalena Pabian

Institutions: Medical University of Silesia, University of Silesia in Katowice

Language: English

Topic: Social Robot Interaction and HRI

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $183

OpenAlex ID: W4405872800