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Rules for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

'Is there a way to ensure robotic fighter planes do not mistake civilians for enemy soldiers and kill innocent people? Is "system malfunction" a justifiable defence for contravening the Geneva Convention? Should robotic sex dolls resembling children be allowed?

Such are the concerns of a group of leading roboticists, who met this week in Palermo, Sicily, to discuss measures to prevent robots unnecessarily harming people. "Security, safety and sex are the big concerns," says Henrik Christensen, chairman of the European Robotics Network (EURON).'

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Posted by Darren at March 23, 2006 03:27 PM | More from UAV News |