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Total Citations
421
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About
Michael Decker is a prominent researcher specializing in technology assessment, service robotics, and the ethical dimensions of emerging technologies. Over more than two decades, he has made foundational contributions to understanding how robots and autonomous systems intersect with human labor, caregiving, and moral philosophy. His most influential work, "Service Robotics and Human Labor" (2016, 189 citations), offers a rigorous examination of how robotics reshapes labor markets and transforms workplace dynamics, drawing on both economic and sociological perspectives. Equally significant is his early and prescient focus on caregiving robots, explored through an interdisciplinary lens that bridges engineering, ethics, and social science. Decker has been instrumental in establishing frameworks for reflective, ethics-informed technology assessment — a methodology he has refined across numerous publications since the early 2000s. His scholarship spans German and English-language audiences, reflecting both his international reach and his commitment to public discourse. With a body of work accumulating over 400 citations, Decker stands as a key voice in shaping how researchers, policymakers, and ethicists approach the responsible development of robotic and autonomous systems in contemporary society.
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- 3Ein Abbild des Menschen: Humanoide Roboter39 citations · 2010
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- 5The role of ethics in interdisciplinary technology assessment22 citations · 2004
- 6Service robots in the mirror of reflective research11 citations · 2012
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- 9The next generation of robots for the next generation of humans?6 citations · 2016
- 10Ethische Fragen bei autonomen Systemen3 citations · 2019