Yueh-Hsuan Weng
Papers
8
Total Citations
281
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7
About
Yueh-Hsuan Weng is a pioneering interdisciplinary researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, law, ethics, and society. Best known for his foundational contributions to robot law and human-robot coexistence, Weng has spent over a decade examining how legal frameworks, ethical principles, and social systems must evolve alongside increasingly autonomous machines. His influential 2009 paper, "Toward the Human–Robot Co-Existence Society" (105 citations), established critical groundwork for safety intelligence in next-generation robotics, while his 2015 study on Japan's "Tokku" special zones (104 citations) offered rare empirical insight into how humanoid robots challenge existing legal structures. Weng has also broken new ground by exploring the cultural and spiritual dimensions of human-robot interaction, notably investigating how Taoist philosophy can inform ethically aligned design. His work on accountable system design for physical support robots addresses urgent questions of transparency and explainability in AI-driven elder care. Through frameworks like "Robot Law 1.0," Weng has helped chart a roadmap for governance of artificial intelligence across technical and societal stages, making him a distinctive and influential voice in the global conversation on responsible robotics.
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- 3The Religious Impacts of Taoism on Ethically Aligned Design in HRI18 citations · 2019
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- 5Beyond Robot Ethics: On a Legislative Consortium for Social Robotics14 citations · 2010
- 6Editorial Introduction to Special Issue on Religion in Robotics10 citations · 2021
- 7Verbal guidance for sit-to-stand support system8 citations · 2020
- 8Robot Law 1.0: on social system design for artificial intelligence7 citations · 2018