Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics

Matimba C Swana; Avgi Stavrou; Ella Maule; Helen Mcgloin; Khulud M D Alharthi; Jessica Woodgate; Richard G Mawle; Kostas Karachalios; Elena Dieckmann

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-00261-7_11

Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics

Matimba C Swana^*, Avgi Stavrou^*, Ella Maule, Helen Mcgloin, Khulud M D Alharthi, Jessica Woodgate, Richard G Mawle, Kostas Karachalios, Elena Dieckmann

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The workshop ‘Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics’ will use a provocation format to elicit discussion with the attending audience in an interactive debate. A provocation, defined as “the action of provoking or inciting”, will present potentially polarising opinions related to the topic of environmental and ethical robotics. This extended abstract introduces the format of the interdisciplinary workshop

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Crisis or Redemption with AI and Robotics? The Dawn of a New Era - Proceedings of the ICRES 2025 Conference
Editors	Manuel F. Silva, Mohammad Osman Tokhi, Maria Isabel A. Ferreira, Benedita Malheiro, Pedro Guedes, Paulo Ferreira, Maria Teresa Costa
Publisher	Springer
Pages	129-133
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9783032002617
ISBN (Print)	9783032002600
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00261-7_11
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2025
Event	International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards 2025 (ICRES 2025) - School of Engineering of the Porto Polytechnic, Porto, Portugal Duration: 3 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 https://clawar.org/icres2025/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1556
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards 2025 (ICRES 2025)
Abbreviated title	ICRES 2025
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	3/07/25 → 4/07/25
Internet address	https://clawar.org/icres2025/

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Keywords

robotics
ethics
workshop
environmental
provocation

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Swana, M. C., Stavrou, A., Maule, E., Mcgloin, H., Alharthi, K. M. D., Woodgate, J., Mawle, R. G., Karachalios, K., & Dieckmann, E. (2025). Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics. In M. F. Silva, M. O. Tokhi, M. I. A. Ferreira, B. Malheiro, P. Guedes, P. Ferreira, & M. T. Costa (Eds.), Crisis or Redemption with AI and Robotics? The Dawn of a New Era - Proceedings of the ICRES 2025 Conference (pp. 129-133). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1556 ). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00261-7_11

Swana, Matimba C ; Stavrou, Avgi ; Maule, Ella et al. / Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics. Crisis or Redemption with AI and Robotics? The Dawn of a New Era - Proceedings of the ICRES 2025 Conference. editor / Manuel F. Silva ; Mohammad Osman Tokhi ; Maria Isabel A. Ferreira ; Benedita Malheiro ; Pedro Guedes ; Paulo Ferreira ; Maria Teresa Costa. Springer, 2025. pp. 129-133 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Swana, MC , Stavrou, A , Maule, E , Mcgloin, H , Alharthi, KMD , Woodgate, J, Mawle, RG, Karachalios, K & Dieckmann, E 2025, Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics. in MF Silva, MO Tokhi, MIA Ferreira, B Malheiro, P Guedes, P Ferreira & MT Costa (eds), Crisis or Redemption with AI and Robotics? The Dawn of a New Era - Proceedings of the ICRES 2025 Conference. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1556 , Springer, pp. 129-133, International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards 2025 (ICRES 2025), Porto, Portugal, 3/07/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00261-7_11

Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics. / Swana, Matimba C ; Stavrou, Avgi ; Maule, Ella et al.
Crisis or Redemption with AI and Robotics? The Dawn of a New Era - Proceedings of the ICRES 2025 Conference. ed. / Manuel F. Silva; Mohammad Osman Tokhi; Maria Isabel A. Ferreira; Benedita Malheiro; Pedro Guedes; Paulo Ferreira; Maria Teresa Costa. Springer, 2025. p. 129-133 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1556 ).

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Assertions in ethics of environmental robotics

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