Table 1.
Framework for the ethical evaluation of care robots
| Context—hospital (and ward) versus nursing home versus home… |
| Practice—lifting, bathing, feeding, delivery of food and/or sheets, social interaction, playing games… |
| Actors involved—nurse and patient and robot versus patient and robot versus nurse and robot… |
| Type of robot—assistive versus enabling versus replacement… |
| Manifestation of moral elements—Attentiveness, responsibility, competence, responsiveness |
The ellipsis following the description of a criterion indicates that the list is not exhaustive and may include additions