Archive | December, 2011

Popular Science: No Nuke-Wielding Bots in Space, Pleads New Robot Arms Control Committee

Posted on 03 December 2011 by Frank Sauer

Popular Science reports on ICRAC being founded: A newly formed International Committee on Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) has asked nations to ban military bots from space and prevent robots from toting nuclear weapons. No doubt, human characters from science fiction stories such as “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator” might agree. The full text can be found […] Continue Reading

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ISN Security Watch: Robot Wars – The Hal Factor

Posted on 02 December 2011 by Frank Sauer

ISN Security Watch reports on current developments in military unmanned systems and also mentions ICRAC being founded to investigate how some of these armed systems could be limited, perhaps even prohibited, if necessary. The full text can be found here. Continue Reading

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BotJunkie: International Committee for Robot Arms Control Is Well Intentioned But Kinda Ridiculous

Posted on 01 December 2011 by Frank Sauer

The self proclaimed “best robotics blog on the Net!” critically comments in ICRAC’s founding. Noel Sharkey replies, and BotJunkie’s Evan Ackerman addresses Noel in turn. This discussion is well worth a read. The full text can be found here. Continue Reading

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