Weaponised robots: Boston Dynamics leads name to cease arming robots – will anybody hear?

A bunch of robot-makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push again on any makes an attempt so as to add weapons to their creations, however different firms will proceed to arm their robots and market them to police and army consumers

By Matthew Sparkes

A bunch of robotics firms together with Boston Dynamics has pledged to not add weapons to their units and to push again in opposition to makes an attempt by different individuals to take action. However how large an impact will it have if different corporations can be growing robots with army purposes?

An open letter signed by Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree says that “untrustworthy individuals” might use the businesses’ units to “invade civil rights or to threaten, hurt, or …