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Ethical Issues Relating to the Environmental Impact of Social Robots

Environmental impact of social robotsAcademicdocument

Assessment outcome

total 2/4 (actionability 1 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 3.0/6

Total2/6
Actionability1/2
Authority1/2
Currency—

Authorship & scope

Attribution (G4 evidence)

The author of the paper is explicitly named as Fiachra O'Brolcháin.

Issuer authority (evidence)

Level 1: Published as an academic book chapter by a reputable institution.

Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.

Eligibility gates

G1 · Retrievablepass

HTTP 200, 746 words of full text extracted

G2 · AI nexuspass

The abstract explicitly states the focus is on the environmental impact of robotics and social robotics.

G3 · Governance nexuspass

The source discusses ethical issues, policy makers, and regulators regarding the environmental impact of robotics.

G4 · Attributablepass

The author of the paper is explicitly named as Fiachra O'Brolcháin.

G5 · In forcepass

There is no indication on the page that this article has been superseded, retracted, or repealed.

Scored criteria

Actionability

1/2

Level 1: Provides principles and direction without binding steps.

This piece sketches some of the ethical issues that must be considered.

Authority

1/2

Level 1: Published as an academic book chapter by a reputable institution.

O’Brolcháin, F. (2022). Ethical Issues Relating to the Environmental Impact of Social Robots.

Currency

—

computed: no publish/modified date found on the page (never guessed)

Classification

Coverage topicEnvironmental impact of social robots
PerspectiveAcademic
Lifecycle stage7 Use & impact
Layermodel
Granularitydocument