A Metaethical Reflection: The Ethics of Embedding Ethics into Robots
- Award ID(s):
- 1849068
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10397197
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- 2022 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO)
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1 to 3
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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