Issues of privacy and electronic personhood in robotics

Abstract

The sector of robotics develops rapidly at the moment. Law is not already prepared for the aspects coming with this new technology. This regards not only to research and development but also to application and use of this systems. Some legal areas like liability or admission are already debated at the moment. In this paper other crucial problems like privacy or legal status will be discussed. Issues of privacy regarding legal sources, basic principles and privacy in research and development will be focused on. Moreover, the use and application of robots will be analyzed. Additionally it concentrates on the status of robots and electronic personhood. Actions of software agents will be evaluated legally and the concept of electronic personhood will be introduced.