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Robots’ Ethical Systems: From Asimov’s Laws to Principlism, from Assistive Robots to Self-Driving Cars

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This chapter and the book’s content should aid you in choosing and implementing an adequate ethical system for your robot in its designated field of activity.

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Trappl, R. (2015). Robots’ Ethical Systems: From Asimov’s Laws to Principlism, from Assistive Robots to Self-Driving Cars. In: Trappl, R. (eds) A Construction Manual for Robots' Ethical Systems. Cognitive Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21548-8_1

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