Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield

Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 24, 2012 As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot in combat has a hardware malfunction or programming glitch that causes it to kill civilians, do we blame the robot, or the humans who created and deployed it? Some argue that robots do not have free will and therefore cannot be held ...

DT Debates: Should robots be held to a human moral compass?

In this week's edition of DT Debates, staff writers Andrew Couts and Amir Iliaifar discuss the merits and complications of imposing human morals on robots.

Could Robots Be Blamed For Mistakes On The Battlefield?

[ Watch the Video ] As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot in combat has a hardware malfunction or programming glitch that causes it to kill civilians, do we blame the robot, or the humans who created and deployed it? Some argue that robots do not have free will and therefore cannot be held morally ...

Can robots be blamed for killing civilians?

Washington, April 24 (IANS) If a robot develops a programming glitch that causes it to kill civilians, do we blame the robot, or the humans who created and deployed it?

This Week In Bots: Robots In Space, The Sack, And Other Challenging Places

Bot Vid: The Naval Robot That Fights Fires The Navy has a big plan to put smart gesture-controlled bipedla firebots onto ships. These droids are able to scramble through compartments designed for human access, so they'd be invaluable in a crisis, and they can handle fires that humans cannot. The plan needs much research, and the Octavia bot shows a step along the way. It's a wheeled bot with a ...