A set of ontologies with different abstraction levels that contain concepts, definitions, axioms, and use cases that assist in the development of ethically driven methodologies for the design of robots and automation systems is established by this standard. It focuses on the robotics and automation domain without considering any particular applications and can be used in multiple ways, for instance, during the development of robotics and automation systems as a guideline or as a reference “taxonomy” to enable clear and precise communication among members from different communities that include robotics and automation, ethics, and correlated areas. Users of t...

This standard establishes a set of ontologies with different abstraction levels that contain concepts, definitions, axioms, and use cases that are deemed relevant and appropriate to establish ethically driven methodologies for the design of robots and automation (R&A) systems.

The purpose of the standard is to establish a set of definitions and their relationships to enable the development of R&A in accordance with shared values and internationally accepted ethical principles that facilitate trust in the creation and use of R&A. Emphasis is placed on the alignment of ethics and engineering to enable communities to understand how to pragmatically design and implement these systems within the context of a values-based society. These definitions allow for precise communications among global experts of different domains that include robotics, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and ethics. The use of ontologies for representing ...