INBOTS White Paper on Interactive Robotics' legal, ethics & socio-economic aspects

INBOTS White Paper on Interactive Robotics legal ethics socioeconomic aspects D22 the conclusions of WP2 as well as guidelines and recommendations on the main topics analyses in this WP Liability risk management and insurance issues Deep understanding of the interdisciplinary aspects of this complex issue It will make possible to elaborate approaches and solving strategies that need to be different according to the different application domains considered IP law constraints The feasibility of shared use of robotic technologies between different organisations through IP licensing will be studied It will also consider the legal consequences of robotassisted invention and innovation Impact of robotics in the labour market Debate and dialogue among labour market experts and with European and national institution will lead to the Assessment of perceptions of the impact of interactive robotics in different sectors Financial and tax law labour and social security law conclusions Relevant aspects to adapt the most recent international tax trends regarding the digital economy to the specific fiscal treatment of interactive robotics will be analysed Recommendations to enhance public acceptance of robotics It will assess the concerns that impede acceptance of interactive robotics The fears to determine which of these actually deserve policy attention will be studied It will include directly addressing ethical responsibility in robotics CSR aspects Dialogues with CSR experts European and national institutions and CSR organisations will be established Desk research to analyse CSR considerations will also be developed When addressing the feasibility of specific changes in the European Union rules or national legislation in the Member States an assessment of international standards for selfregulation will be made Conclusions on Legal Ethics SocioEconomic Aspects The impact of robots in human rights and public freedoms will be more accurately shaped for several kinds of users whose personal rights deserve a more intense degree of protection minors dependent and elderly citizens etc in accordance with the current International rules Gender impact issues will also be studied Guidelines and recommendations