Peter Novitzky, University of Twente, NL

The application of drones in civil, industrial, scientific, and military areas traditionally raises ethical concerns regarding privacy, surveillance, and safety. Other ethical challenges and opportunities of drone technology are less explored. This presentation will explore the less prevalent ethical challenges and opportunities of drones. It will also suggest propositions regarding the responsible and ethical development and application of drones, which will include systematic harmonisation of the terminology, consideration of key elements that should be incorporated in the normative ethical analysis of drone technology, and discussion around how preferred values may be incorporated into the design of drones during their research and development.