Rescue operations taking place in disaster settings can be fraught with ethical challenges. Further ethical challenges will likely be introduced by the use of robots, which are expected to soon become commonplace in search and rescue missions and disaster recovery efforts. To help focus timely reflection on the ethical considerations associated with the deployment of rescue robots, we have conducted a scoping review exploring the relevant academic literature following a widely recognized scoping review framework. Of the 429 papers identified by the first screening, six fulfilled the selection criteria of our literature review. Quantitative data synthesis showed that a subset of the papers includes a qualitative experimental exploration of the ethical issues at hand, with workshops involving both experts and potential users. Most use simulations or scenarios to anticipate the ethical implications and other consequences of using robots in search and rescue missions. Qualitative text analysis identified seven core ethically relevant themes: fairness and discrimination; false or excessive expectations; labor replacement; privacy; responsibility; safety; trust. Our results suggest that the literature on ethics in rescue robotics is scant and disparate, but the papers identified uniformly endorsed a proactive approach to handling the ethical concerns associated with the use of robots in disaster scenarios.

在灾难环境中进行的救援行动可能充满道德挑战。机器人的使用可能会带来进一步的道德挑战，预计机器人很快将在搜救任务和灾难恢复工作中变得司空见惯。为了帮助及时反思与部署救援机器人相关的伦理考虑，我们根据广泛认可的范围界定审查框架对相关学术文献进行了范围界定审查。在第一次筛选确定的 429 篇论文中，有 6 篇符合我们文献综述的选择标准。定量数据综合显示，部分论文包括对手头伦理问题的定性实验探索，研讨会包括专家和潜在用户。大多数使用模拟或场景来预测在搜索和救援任务中使用机器人的道德影响和其他后果。定性文本分析确定了七个与伦理相关的核心主题：公平和歧视；虚假或过高的期望；劳动力更换；隐私; 责任; 安全; 相信。我们的研究结果表明，关于救援机器人伦理学的文献很少而且各不相同，但确定的论文一致赞同采取积极主动的方法来处理与在灾难场景中使用机器人相关的伦理问题。劳动力更换；隐私; 责任; 安全; 相信。我们的研究结果表明，关于救援机器人伦理学的文献很少而且各不相同，但确定的论文一致赞同采取积极主动的方法来处理与在灾难场景中使用机器人相关的伦理问题。劳动力更换；隐私; 责任; 安全; 相信。我们的研究结果表明，关于救援机器人伦理学的文献很少而且各不相同，但确定的论文一致赞同采取积极主动的方法来处理与在灾难场景中使用机器人相关的伦理问题。