Browsing Research publications by Author "Sorell, Tom"
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Ethical dimensions of human-robot interactions in the care of older people : Insights from 21 focus groups convened in the UK, France and the Netherlands
Draper, Heather; Sorell, Tom; Bedaf, Sandra; Syrdal, D.S.; Gutierrez-Ruiz, Carolina; Duclos, Alexandre; Amirabdollahian, Farshid (Springer Nature, 2014-09)We briefly report the method and four findings of a large-scale qualitative study of potential users’ views on the ethical values that should govern the design and programming of social robots for older people. 21 focus ... -
SCALS: a fourth-generation study of assisted living technologies in their organisational, social, political and policy context
Greenhalgh, Trisha; Shaw, Sara; Wherton, Joe; Hughes, Gemma; Lynch, Jennifer; A'Court, Christine; Hinder, Sue; Fahy, Nick; Byrne, Emma; Finlayson, Alexander; Sorell, Tom; Procter, Rob; Stones, Rob (2016-02-01)Introduction: Research to date into assisted living technologies broadly consists of 3 generations: technical design, experimental trials and qualitative studies of the patient experience. We describe a fourth-generation ... -
What asking potential users about ethical values adds to our understanding of an ethical framework for social robots for older people.
Draper, Heather; Sorell, Tom; Bedaf, Sandra; Lehmann, Hagen; Ruiz, C.G.; Hervé, Michael; Gelderblom, Gert Jan; Dautenhahn, K.; Amirabdollahian, Farshid (2014)Abstract. This paper reports and discusses empirical research on the ethical principles that should inform interactions between social robots and their users who are older people. Data were collected from focus groups ...