The use of care robots in aged care: A systematic review of argument-based ethics literature

All included publications presented a strong ethical rationale based on fully elaborated normative arguments. Although the reviewed studies used similar grounding concepts, the studies' arguments were very diverse and sometimes diametrically opposed. Our analysis shows how one envisions care robot use in aged-care settings is influenced by how one views the traditional boundaries of the ethical landscape in aged care. We suggest that an ethical analysis of care robot use employs “democratic spaces,” in which all stakeholders in aged care, especially care recipients, have a voice in the ethical debate.