What about spiritual needs? Care robotics and spiritual care
Health is a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects. Therefore, it is only logical that good care should be holistic and include all these dimensions. However, when examining the current field of health and care robotics, the spiritual aspect is notab...
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| description | Health is a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects. Therefore, it is only logical that good care should be holistic and include all these dimensions. However, when examining the current field of health and care robotics, the spiritual aspect is notably neglected. As a result, current health and care robots cannot provide holistic care. This paper argues that this neglect should be addressed, and, drawing on the emerging field of spiritual robotics, that spiritual aspects should receive greater attention when considering, developing, or deploying health and care robots. We also propose guidelines for equipping health and care robots with the necessary spiritual capabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4366006ec6049779e7f89f7ddca04fe2025-08-20T02:36:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442024-12-011110.3389/frobt.2024.14551331455133What about spiritual needs? Care robotics and spiritual careJonas Simmerlein0Max Tretter1Institute of Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaChair of Systematic Theology (Ethics), Seminar of Systematic Theology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, GermanyHealth is a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects. Therefore, it is only logical that good care should be holistic and include all these dimensions. However, when examining the current field of health and care robotics, the spiritual aspect is notably neglected. As a result, current health and care robots cannot provide holistic care. This paper argues that this neglect should be addressed, and, drawing on the emerging field of spiritual robotics, that spiritual aspects should receive greater attention when considering, developing, or deploying health and care robots. We also propose guidelines for equipping health and care robots with the necessary spiritual capabilities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1455133/fullsocial robotstotal carehealth carewellbeingreligiontheology |
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| title | What about spiritual needs? Care robotics and spiritual care |
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