Humanoid Nurse Robots as Caring: A Revolutionary Probability?
Abstract
The probability that humanoid nurse robots (HNRs) can be caring is conceivable. Grounded in foundational philosophical and theoretical viewpoints such as Plato’s focus on “soul,” Rogers’ emphasis on human energy fields, Boykin and Schoenhofer’s assumption of persons as caring because of their humanness, and the prescriptive or predictive practice of nursing, the question is: what are humanoid nurse robots manifesting when they are more functional, advanced, and human-like? Imploring logical explanations, the possibility of humanoid nursing robots as caring seems to be more than likely. In future developments, will HNRs be participating in human caring relations that foster caring practice?
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