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References from From exemption to equivalence: Regulating social robots in healthcare after the May 2026 digital omnibus settlement. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
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10.1093/law/9780197904237.001.0001 · External reference
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10.18261/olr.11.1.2 · 2024 · External reference
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10.1017/err.2024.78 · 2025 · External reference
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10.1515/pjbr-2019-0006 · 2019 · External reference
10.1201/9781003201779-1
10.1201/9781003201779-1 · External reference
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10.4337/9781802205657.ch05 · External reference
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Ethical considerations in the use of social robots for supporting mental health and wellbeing in older adults in long-term care
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2024 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
Regulatory challenges and liability pathways for AI-powered robots in EU medical practice
10.1007/s00146-026-02869-2 · 2026 · External reference
A blanket that leaves the feet cold: exploring the AI Act safety framework for medical AI
10.1163/15718093-bja10104 · 2023 · External reference
Inevitable influences: aI-based medical devices at the intersection of medical devices regulation and the proposal for AI regulation
10.1163/15718093-bja10053 · 2021 · External reference
Is there not an obvious loophole in the AI Act’s ban on emotion recognition technologies?
10.1007/s00146-025-02289-8 · 2025 · External reference
The effectiveness of a therapeutic robot, “Paro”, on behavioural and psychological symptoms, medication use, total sleep time and sociability in older adults with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104530 · 2023 · External reference
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Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
10.1007/s10676-010-9234-6 · 2012 · External reference
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2012 · External reference
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10.1007/s11023-006-9030-6 · External reference
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Is there not an obvious loophole in the AI Act’s ban on emotion recognition technologies?
10.1007/s00146-025-02289-8 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Exploring automation bias in Human–AI collaboration: a review and implications for explainable AI
10.1007/s00146-025-02422-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Regulatory challenges and liability pathways for AI-powered robots in EU medical practice
10.1007/s00146-026-02869-2 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
10.1007/s10676-010-9234-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Service robots, care ethics, and design
10.1007/s10676-016-9409-x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1007/s11023-006-9030-6
10.1007/s11023-006-9030-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
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10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104530 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Truly risk-based regulation of Artificial intelligence: how to implement the EU’s AI Act
10.1017/err.2024.78 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
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10.1038/s41746-024-01232-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1093/0195180992.001.0001
10.1093/0195180992.001.0001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Automation bias and verification complexity: a systematic review
10.1093/jamia/ocw105 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1093/law/9780197904237.001.0001
10.1093/law/9780197904237.001.0001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1093/oso/9780198851592.001.0001
10.1093/oso/9780198851592.001.0001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Inevitable influences: aI-based medical devices at the intersection of medical devices regulation and the proposal for AI regulation
10.1163/15718093-bja10053 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A blanket that leaves the feet cold: exploring the AI Act safety framework for medical AI
10.1163/15718093-bja10104 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The benefits of and barriers to using a social robot PARO in care settings: a scoping review
10.1186/s12877-019-1244-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1201/9781003201779-1
10.1201/9781003201779-1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
“I’ll take care of you,” said the robot: reflecting upon the legal and ethical aspects of the use and development of social robots for therapy
10.1515/pjbr-2019-0006 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1787/92c0ef68-en
10.1787/92c0ef68-en · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
AI robotics in healthcare between the EU Medical Device Regulation and the Artificial Intelligence Act: gaps and inconsistencies in the protection of patients and care recipients
10.18261/olr.11.1.2 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Trends of robot therapy with neurological therapeutic Seal robot, PARO’
10.20965/jrm.2014.p0418 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ethical considerations in the use of social robots for supporting mental health and wellbeing in older adults in long-term care
10.3389/frobt.2025.1560214 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.4337/9781802205657.ch05
10.4337/9781802205657.ch05 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference