TY - Briefing paper AU - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (United Kingdom) PY - 2018 T1 - Robotics in social care PB - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (United Kingdom) DO - https://doi.org/APO-218301 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/218301 AB - This paper introduces robotic technology and the main ways it has been developed for use in social care. It reviews evidence on the impact of robotics on the costs and quality of social care and its workforce, and explores the main ethical, social and regulatory challenges to its use in social care. ER -