How we treat robots matters. Even though robots may not feel pain, humans show concern when robots are abused. Virtue Ethics is one of the frameworks to judge how virtuous or vicious a human acted towards a robot. Conducting experiments remains difficult since it is difficult to manipulate the actions of the moral agents and to measure their virtue. The goal of this project is to develop a set of validated stimuli that can be used in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) experiments. In addition, measurement instruments (self-report, behavioural, or physiological) need to be developed and validated.
Supervisors
Primary Supervisor: Christoph Bartneck
Does the project come with funding
No - applicants must be self-funded or can apply for relevant scholarships
Final date for receiving applications
Ongoing
How to apply
Please send your CV and academic transcripts to christoph.bartneck@canterbury.ac.nz
Keywords
HRI, robot, ethics, virtue, measurement, psychology, sociology, human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, philosophy
