Because of the workforce shortage in Japan, the use of home-care robots, or carebots, is increasingly perceived as a realistic option. Developing and implementing these carebots requires careful consideration of the ethical implications for all types of users. Few studies, however, have addressed the ethical principles and concepts involved in carebot use, and consequently, the discussion regarding roboethics in the home-care environment has been inadequate. This questionnaire study explored the relationship between the willingness of home-care professionals to use carebots, their experiences with robots, and their ethical perceptions. The principal factors affecting home-care staff perceptions were perceived benefit, use of personal information, the protection of privacy, and perceptions of risk. While perceived benefit was the common predictor affecting home-care staff willingness to use a robot for the care of all user types, concerns regarding the use of personal information were more prominent for older people.

因为在日本劳动力短缺，利用家庭护理机器人，或的carebots越来越被视为一种现实的选择。开发和实施这些看护机器人需要仔细考虑对所有类型用户的伦理影响。但是，很少有研究涉及使用护理机器人的伦理原则和概念，因此，有关家庭护理环境中的机器人伦理学的讨论是不够的。这项问卷调查研究探讨了家庭护理专业人员使用护理机器人的意愿，他们使用机器人的经验以及他们的道德观念之间的关系。影响家庭护理人员观念的主要因素是感知收益，个人信息的使用，隐私保护和风险感知。公认的收益是影响家庭护理人员使用机器人进行所有用户护理的意愿的普遍预测指标，