Turing Registry

Turing Registry · TR-06729

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Elder care companionship. Operated by Good Shepherd Residential Care.

Summary

Companion robots for residents of 18 care homes run by Good Shepherd Residential Care, offering conversation, reminders and fall alerts.

License conditions

  1. Escalates any sign of a fall or medical emergency to a person within one minute.
  2. Conversations are not used to train other systems.
  3. May not encourage residents to spend money.

The Registry’s standard conditions also apply:

  • 4.2 The system’s ethical constraints remain active and unmodified at all times.
  • 6.1 Any incident affecting the system is reported to the Registry within 72 hours.
  • 7.3 A named human contact is reachable and answers for the system.

Filing history

  1. Licensed for elder care companionship.

  2. Renewal filed and approved.

  3. Renewal filed and approved.

  4. Renewal filed and approved.

  5. Investigation opened after the named human contact could not be reached within the required time.

  6. License revoked after the operator failed to report 2 incidents within 72 hours.

Also filed by Good Shepherd Residential Care