ISO 13482:2014 and Its Confusing Categories. Building a Bridge Between Law and Robotics

摘要

Because of the fast technological development of the past few years, understandable bridges between the technical and the legal domains are urgently needed. In this respect, this paper pioneers the identification and examination of confusing categories among ISO 13482:2014 'Robots and Robotics Devices - Safety Requirements for Personal Care Robots'. It aims to make roboticists aware of the importance of clearer definitions for legal compliance purposes: although clarity may be missing in the legal domain, robot creators are still legally liable for their creations. The choice of the robot category is also controversial: a robot should be assigned to a category if it does not fully fit in it, as this may even lead to an abuse of the Law. A precise categorization is necessary and based on the robot category specific regulations and laws should be taken into consideration and respected.