Ritual Practice Robots: The Importance of Incorporating “li”

Confucian ethics, as a form of virtue ethics, focuses on moral practices and ritual norms, which differ significantly from utilitarian and deontological theories. Confucian ethics emphasize that moral norms are not only theoretically prescribed, but are also deeply embedded in etiquette practice, which is manifested through actual social behaviors. By integrating Confucian ethics into the design of social robots to form artificial intelligence with the function of etiquette practice, it provides an innovative solution to improve the quality of human–robot relationships and the morality of the society.