Robot Laws

RAVN Systems launch the ACE powered LPP Robot

RAVN Systems launch the ACE powered LPP Robot

Sep 27, 2016 @ 18:56 |  ACE powered LPP Robot – Artificial Intelligence technology to automate LPP review RAVN Systems, leading experts in Artificial Intelligence, Search and Knowledge Management solutions, announced today the launch of a RAVN ACE (Applied Cognitive Engine) powered Robot for LPP (Legal Professional Privilege) review, allowing clients to automate the review of […]

Google Self-Driving Car Involved in Serious Crash

Google Self-Driving Car Involved in Serious Crash

Sep 26, 2016 @ 18:39 |  Google self-driving car was involved in serious accident with man operated commercial van. Last week, A Google self-driving car was involved in serious accident with man operated commercial van in Mountain View, California. Self-driving car was hit from the side by a van running a red light. While no […]

Universal Robots now Certified for Applications in Cleanroom Environments

Universal Robots now Certified for Applications in Cleanroom Environments

Sep 25, 2016 @ 15:13 |  The robot arms and the accompanying controller boxes made by the Danish pioneer in human-robot collaboration have been awarded the certification for cleanroom applications by the international certification organization TÜV SÜD. Universal Robots’ lightweight collaborative robot arms can now be implemented in controlled environments: After successful tests in accordance […]

Dallas Shooting: Is It Ethically Correct to Allow Robots to Take Human Life?

Dallas Shooting: Is It Ethically Correct to Allow Robots to Take Human Life?

Jul 10, 2016 @ 20:39 |  Dallas Police used a robot to kill a shooter on Thursday night. In this accident five police officers also died but the main focus of media went on killer robot used by Dallas police. This robot (Northrop Grumman Remotec – Andros) is used earlier also but for bomb disposal […]

In Future, Robot may also Need Rights

In Future, Robot may also Need Rights

May 31, 2016 @ 20:12 | UK |  With the advancement in artificial intelligence and machine learning, researchers are developing self-conscious robots. Since the 1970s psychologists have used mirrors (mirror test) to search for signs of self- consciousness in both humans and animals. Along the way, they came to believe that humans were almost universally […]

5 Robotic Reports in 2016 You should Read

5 Robotic Reports in 2016 You should Read

May 7, 2016 @ 19:32 |  ISO/TS 15066:2016 Robots and robotic devices – Collaborative robots ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) published (2nd Feb 2016) long awaited standard for collaborative industrial robot systems – ISO/TS 15066:2016. ISO/TS 15066:2016 is a Technical Specification (TS), a document that specifies safety requirements for collaborative industrial robot systems and […]

Autonomous Weapons: Leading AI & Robotics Researchers signed an Open Letter to Ban it

Autonomous Weapons: Leading AI & Robotics Researchers signed an Open Letter to Ban it

The key question for humanity today is whether to start a global AI arms race or to prevent it from starting? More than 1,500 leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics researchers signed an open letter, published Monday, at the opening of the IJCAI 2015 conference from the Future of Life Institute. The letter calls for […]

Robotics and the Law: When Software can Harm You

Robotics and the Law: When Software can Harm You

13 July 2015 – Recent headlines declaring “Robot Kills Man in Germany” are examples of growing news coverage about the impact of robots on society. This is the subject of a new law review article by a University of Washington faculty member. Twenty years in, the law is finally starting to get used to the […]