Gender Fairness in Social Robotics: Exploring a Future Care of Peripartum Depression
Laetitia Tanqueray, Tobiaz Paulsson, Mengyu Zhong, Stefan Larsson, Ginevra Castellano
20222022 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)16 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the possibility of socially assistive robots (SARs) supporting diagnostic screening for peripartum depression (PPD) within the next five years. Through a HRI/socio-legal collaboration, we explore the gender norms within PPD in Sweden, to inform a gender-sensitive approach to designing SARs in such a setting, as well as governance implications. This is achieved through conducting expert interviews and qualitatively analysing the data. Based on the results, we conclude that a gender-sensitive approach is a necessity in relation to the design and governance of SARs for PPD screening.
Topics & Concepts
RoboticsDepression (economics)Artificial intelligenceComputer sciencePsychologyRobotEconomicsMacroeconomicsNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthDigital Mental Health Interventions