A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

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Tuesday 2nd of August 2011

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Let's not let old arguments about 'technology creating unemployment' be a smokescreen for the real issues [..] Ironically, some of the workers say that they are made to feel like robots. It is the responsibility of the large corporations to ensure that the companies making their electronics abide by similar practices as in their home countries. And it is the responsibility of all of us not to buy goods made by workers who are stripped of their rights and dignity.

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Wednesday 28th of September 2011

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Friday 16th of December 2011

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robot freezes during prostate cancer operation

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Friday 16th of December 2011

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Update: On second try, robot surgeon delivers (compare with )

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Wednesday 8th of February 2012

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A Military Robot that Does It is strong enough to tow a

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Sunday 4th of March 2012

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5 Reasons to Fear Robots

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Monday 12th of March 2012

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How to make ethical robots

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Wednesday 11th of April 2012

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National Robotics Week to Engulf the Nation

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Friday 4th of January 2013

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Beyond Asimov - Laws for Robots [25C3]:

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Thursday 24th of January 2013

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While the robots do look a bit unsettling – like Sonny from I, Robot with bad skin – it’s definitely a compelling project that could really change the way we think about 3D printing at home.

via A French Artist Is Posting DIY Robot Parts So We Can Print Our Own Androids | TechCrunch.

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Monday 28th of January 2013

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While the robots do look a bit unsettling – like Sonny from I, Robot with bad skin – it’s definitely a compelling project that could really change the way we think about 3D printing at home.

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Tuesday 23rd of July 2013

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Noel Sharkey is a multi-disciplinarian with a career spanning psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering and robotics. He holds a PhD in psychology/cognitive science and has an honorary science doctorate DSc. He is a chartered electrical engineer and a chartered information technology professional. Noel holds fellowships at the Institution of Engineering and Information Technology, the Royal Institute of Navigation, the British Computer Society and the Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the Experimental Psychology Society and also Equity, the actors union. Noel is best known to the public for his frequent appearances in the media as a robot expert. His current research passion is on the ethics of robot applications including care, policing, military, crime, sex, transport and medicine.

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Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Professor of Public Engagement University of Sheffield

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Sunday 1st of December 2013

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This Massive Robot Could Soon Join Marines on the Battlefield

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Monday 20th of January 2014

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REMINDER: Asimov's Laws Of Robotics Won't Protect You And Robots Will Be More Than Happy To Kill Us All

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Tuesday 28th of January 2014

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"IF WE CAN PROTECT INNOCENT CIVILIAN LIFE, I DO NOT WANT TO SHUT THE DOOR ON THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY." Ron Arkin "this isn’t about killer robots or killer soldiers, this is about disaster response,’ but everybody knows what the real interest is," MG "Either we're going to decide not to do this, and have an international agreement not to do it, or it's going to happen." MG

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Thursday 30th of January 2014

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Google sets up artificial intelligence ethics board to curb the rise of the robots

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Wednesday 26th of February 2014

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Wednesday 26th of February 2014

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Stop killer robots while we still can

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Wednesday 12th of March 2014

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Wednesday 12th of March 2014

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If you want to trust a robot, look at how it makes decisions

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Tuesday 15th of April 2014

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Friday 9th of May 2014

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Wednesday 14th of May 2014

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make/real, Virgil Widrich, 2010:

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Wednesday 14th of May 2014

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Imaginez des machines capables de repérer des humains, de les approcher et de... les tuer. Pour le moment, cette situation n'est qu'une fiction mise en scène dans la saga "Terminator". Mais la technologie progresse si rapidement qu'elle pourrait être très bientôt une réalité.

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Friday 6th of June 2014

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Why are we so afraid of robots in general, and why can’t we have robots do our dirty work? Human mediation, as anyone who’s interacted with humans understands, is typically messy and irrational. Why would it be less likely for a robot to comply with international humanitarian law than a human?

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Monday 9th of June 2014

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Engineers say the robot is also equipped with a sophisticated audio command program that recognizes and subsequently ignores such phrases as “Stop” and “I give up” and is programmed to apply pressure to a prostrate suspect’s neck with a force of up to 500 PSI both before and after he’s stopped moving. Its operating system is also reportedly loaded with advanced visual recognition software that allows the robot to identify nearly any object in the subject’s hand as a weapon, prompting it to rapidly empty the clip on its extendable .40-caliber firearm.

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Saturday 16th of August 2014

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"It's no longer a flight of fantasy, it's something that people should start taking seriously. But at the same time, it's not too late. Had we waited until we started seeing these enter battlefields worldwide, we think that it would be much harder to get this sort of dialogue going and realistically have a chance of stopping this technology from proliferating,"

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The company says it will continue to work with its military clients, but has “vouched to not manufacture weaponized robots that remove humans from the loop” as it “has chosen to value our ethics over potential future revenue.” Stop Killer Robots Canada has welcomed the statement by Clearpath Robotics, which it said “has set the ethical standard for robotics companies around the world.”

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Saturday 24th of January 2015

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When Thinking Machines Break the Law …

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Thursday 26th of February 2015

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Fire Department Called After Robot Vacuum Attacks Sleeping Owner's Head

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Monday 16th of March 2015

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We believe that humans should not delegate the responsibility of making lethal decisions in conflict to machines.

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Tuesday 24th of March 2015

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Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), often called “killer robots,” are theoretically able to target and fire with neither human supervision nor interference. Their development corresponds to a widespread and inevitable trend of military robotization.

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Friday 17th of April 2015

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They’re not Terminators, but they sure resemble those iconic killer robots from the big screen. Think C-3PO, not T-1000. That’s the more appropriate pop-culture reference, according to Brian Lattimer, another Virginia Tech researcher working on a bipedal humanoid robot with funding from DARPA. "If I could sit down with Google people, I would want them to make a public pledge to not become involved with autonomous killer robots". DARPA, Boston Dynamics, and Google all declined interviews for this story.

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Wednesday 1st of July 2015

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A 21 year old external contractor was installing the robot together with a colleague when he was struck in the chest by the robot and pressed against a metal plate. He later died of his injuries, reports Chris Bryant, the FT's Frankfurt correspondent. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into how the accident occurred. Robot-related fatalities are rare in western production plants as robots are kept behind safety cages to prevent accidental contact with humans.

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Sunday 19th of July 2015

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Darpa has become one of the biggest backers of robotics research. Yet autonomous robots bring their own powerful ethical dilemmas. If machines are given guns, it opens profound moral and legal questions about war .. “As a colleague of mine likes to say, robots are assholes,”. Researchers also argue that the more dystopian predictions about machines and war underestimate the affinity between humans and robots.

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Monday 17th of August 2015

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Are robots capable of moral or ethical reasoning? It’s no longer just a question for tenured philosophy professors or Hollywood directors. This week, it’s a question being put to the United Nations

gets $60m Army contract

robot freezes during prostate cancer operation

Update: On second try, robot surgeon delivers (compare with )

A Military Robot that Does It is strong enough to tow a

5 Reasons to Fear Robots

How to make ethical robots

National Robotics Week to Engulf the Nation

Beyond Asimov - Laws for Robots [25C3]:

While the robots do look a bit unsettling – like Sonny from I, Robot with bad skin – it’s definitely a compelling project that could really change the way we think about 3D printing at home. via A French Artist Is Posting DIY Robot Parts So We Can Print Our Own Androids | TechCrunch.

While the robots do look a bit unsettling – like Sonny from I, Robot with bad skin – it’s definitely a compelling project that could really change the way we think about 3D printing at home.

Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Professor of Public Engagement University of Sheffield

This Massive Robot Could Soon Join Marines on the Battlefield

REMINDER: Asimov's Laws Of Robotics Won't Protect You And Robots Will Be More Than Happy To Kill Us All

Google sets up artificial intelligence ethics board to curb the rise of the robots

Stop Killer Robots

Stop killer robots while we still can

Killer robots: dystopian fiction or imminent threat?

If you want to trust a robot, look at how it makes decisions

RT @BanKillerRobots: Our of major developments + actions on

'Killer robots' to be debated at UN

make/real, Virgil Widrich, 2010:

Imaginez des machines capables de repérer des humains, de les approcher et de... les tuer. Pour le moment, cette situation n'est qu'une fiction mise en scène dans la saga "Terminator". Mais la technologie progresse si rapidement qu'elle pourrait être très bientôt une réalité.

Why are we so afraid of robots in general, and why can’t we have robots do our dirty work? Human mediation, as anyone who’s interacted with humans understands, is typically messy and irrational. Why would it be less likely for a robot to comply with international humanitarian law than a human?

When Thinking Machines Break the Law …

Fire Department Called After Robot Vacuum Attacks Sleeping Owner's Head

We believe that humans should not delegate the responsibility of making lethal decisions in conflict to machines.

Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), often called “killer robots,” are theoretically able to target and fire with neither human supervision nor interference. Their development corresponds to a widespread and inevitable trend of military robotization.

While the robots do look a bit unsettling – like Sonny from I, Robot with bad skin – it’s definitely a compelling project that could really change the way we think about 3D printing at home.

via A French Artist Is Posting DIY Robot Parts So We Can Print Our Own Androids | TechCrunch.