Rapid advances in robotic technologies in the military, medicine, education, and even private homes demand a careful examination of the potentially transformative impact of robotics on society. The transformation could be positive: providing access to services previously unattainable to many individuals; raising productivity; and enhancing safety and quality of life. But the transformation could also be negative: restricting access to services to only those who can afford or operate new technology; replacing whole segments of the human workforce, and endangering people’s psychological safety through deceptive attachments to robot partners. This symposium will bring together scholars and practitioners from multiple disciplines to examine the difficult questions: What are our obligations to shape this transformation to be positive? How can we contribute to such a positive shaping? And what legal and ethical norms may have to be established to foster a harmonious growth toward a future society with robots?

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