Monday, December 28, 2009

Robots to shape wars of the future - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times

Robots to shape wars of the future - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times: "Robots may one day be more effective than human soldiers on the battlefield and they may have a sense of ethics — even a sense of guilt, says a robotics expert who has done a study with the support of the Army’s research office.
Ethical robots that can use lethal force on the battlefield would adhere to international law and rules of engagement, Ronald C. Arkin told Army Times on Dec. 15. Arkin describes how this could work in his 2009 book “Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots.” He is with the Mobile Robot Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Here’s what the future of robots may hold:"