Robots and Social Sustainability

TL;DR

This paper explores how robotics technology impacts social sustainability, identifying six key ways robots influence social aspects crucial for long-term ecological and societal health.

Contribution

It provides a novel analysis of the role of robotics in social sustainability, highlighting six distinct influence pathways.

Findings

Robots significantly affect social cohesion and community well-being.

Robotics can both positively and negatively impact social equity.

Six influence pathways of robots on social sustainability are identified.

Abstract

Sustainability is no longer a matter of choice but is invariably linked to the survival of the entire ecosystem of our planet Earth. As robotics technology is growing at an exponential rate, it is crucial to examine its implications for sustainability. Our focus is on social sustainability, specifically analyzing the role of robotics technology in this domain by identifying six distinct ways robots influence social sustainability.