This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $300,000 to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, doing business as Colorado School of Mines, aims to develop a comprehensive framework for training ethical and responsible roboticists. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award, which began on Sept 1, 2024, include:
- A framework for cultivating ethical and responsible robotics researchers and engineers
- An assessment of gaps in existing robotics research ethics training and education curricula
- Educational modules that address the identified gaps in robotics ethics training
- An evaluation of the impacts of the educational modules on student learning across high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels, as well as their cross-cultural impacts
- Insights on how the educational modules provide learning opportunities for senior researchers
This project seeks to ensure that roboticists are trained to recognize and address the acute ethical risks associated with robotics applications in critical areas such as search and rescue, space exploration, healthcare, and education.
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