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Bouchard, K., Liu, P. P., Dautenhahn, K., Fiedorowicz, J. G., Afrin, J., Dans, M., McGuinty, C., & Tulloch, H. (2023). Cardiology professionals’ views of social robots in augmenting heart failure patient care. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 5(1), 69–76. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztad067

-This article explores the perspectives and thoughts of professional doctors in a healthcare setting. Perhaps the most important perspectives needed on social robots are from doctors themselves and they know the task that needs to be done in caring for patients. Participants of this study completed an interview and questionnaire addressing whether or not they thought social robots are a good fit for healthcare, specifically with heart failure patients.

Elendu, C., Amaechi, D. C., Elendu, T. C., Jingwa, K. A., Okoye, O. K., John Okah, M., Ladele, J. A., Farah, A. H., & Alimi, H. A. (2023). Ethical implications of AI and robotics in healthcare: A Review. Medicine, 102(50).Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000036671

-This article touches on how their recent developments in AI and robotics in healthcare have been met with a number of ethical implications, the most important being privacy and security. As well as social implications, including trust or lack thereof. Robots can be beneficial to healthcare, but certain needs should be met in order for that to be the case.

González-González, C. S., Violant-Holz, V., & Gil-Iranzo, R. M. (2021). Social Robots in hospitals: A systematic review. Applied Sciences, 11(13), 5976. Retrieved January 20, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.3390/app11135976

-This article takes a deep dive into the benefits of social robots in hospitals helping children and elderly people. It also addresses the concerns people have about robots including their design, their possible lack of restraint, ability to cause damage, and more. Another important topic this article touches on is exactly what social robots are used for in the hospital setting

Ragno, L., Borboni, A., Vannetti, F., Amici, C., & Cusano, N. (2023). Application of social robots in Healthcare: Review on characteristics, requirements, Technical Solutions. Sensors, 23(15), 6820. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.3390/s23156820

-This article goes into the implications of social robots in healthcare. It talks about ethical and security issues, as well as how those issues are being combatted and or fixed. It explores the usage of several types of robots in healthcare and what they are used for.

Schäfer, A., Esterbauer, R., & Kubicek, B. (2024). Trusting robots: a relational trust definition based on human intentionality. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1412. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03897-3

-This article relates to the social concerns of my topic as it talks about how everyday society views robots. There can be a lack of trust in robots due to lack of control, feeling vulnerable, risks posed, and more. This article talks about ways to develop more trust between humans and robots as they are becoming so much more common in all aspects of life.

The core rules of netiquette. The Core Rules of Netiquette -- Excerpted from Netiquette by Virginia Shea -- Albion.com. (n.d.). Retrieved January 27, 2025, from http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

-This source holds the 10 rules of netiquette which promote health and positive interactions online. I used this source to relate some of the rules to the concerns around the development of social robots in healthcare.

Walker, P. G. A. (2024). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Law, Rights & Ethics. The International Lawyer, 57(2), 171-306. Retrieved Jan 24, from http://mutex.gmu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarlyjournals/artificial-intelligence-ai-law-rights-amp-ethics/docview/3070769186/se-2

-This source is related to my topic as it talks about some of the most important advances in technology today are those in robotics. This source touches on multiple legal and ethical issues that are being faced it comes to robotics law. Another important topic this article touches on is how a multitude of people can possibly lose their jobs too due to these advancements. This was an interesting point to me because it could lead to more research about job replacement in >

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