01906nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245004200055210003900097260004200136300001000178490000700188520137700195653000701572653002801579653001101607653001501618653001601633100002101649856003001670       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aAn Ethical Framework for Smart Robots0 aEthical Framework for Smart Robots  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/2020  a35-440 v103 aThis article focuses on “roboethics” in the age of growing adoption of smart robots, which can now be seen as a new robotic “species”. As autonomous AI systems, they can collaborate with humans and are capable of learning from their operating environment, experiences, and human behaviour feedback in human-machine interaction. This enables smart robots to improve their performance and capabilities. This conceptual article reviews key perspectives to roboethics, as well as establishes a framework to illustrate its main ideas and features. Building on previous literature, roboethics has four major types of implications for smart robots: 1) smart robots as amoral and passive tools, 2) smart robots as recipients of ethical behavior in society, 3) smart robots as moral and active agents, and 4) smart robots as ethical impact-makers in society. The study contributes to current literature by suggesting that there are two underlying ethical and moral dimensions behind these perspectives, namely the “ethical agency of smart robots” and “object of moral judgment”, as well as what this could look like as smart robots become more widespread in society. The article concludes by suggesting how scientists and smart robot designers can benefit from a framework, discussing the limitations of the present study, and proposing avenues for future research.10aAI10aartificial intelligence10aEthics10aRoboethics10aSmart robot1 aWesterlund, Mika  utimreview.ca/article/1312