Because robots’ decision-making abilities are not at the level of humans’, there are liabilities that come with industrial robots, automated vehicles, caretakers, and other positions that involve life-or-death situations. More so than robots rebelling and taking over the world, people should be worrying about robots malfunctioning or falling into the hands of the wrong people.Continue reading “Could your robot hurt you? Perhaps, but not intentionally.”
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Who Will Drive the Revolution?
“I will remember that artificially intelligent machines are for the benefit of humanity and will strive to contribute to the human race through my creations.” – Lee McCauley’s 2007 proposed a Hippocratic oath for roboticists The field of robot ethics often focuses on ethical problems with creating robots. But because certain populations are in needContinue reading “Who Will Drive the Revolution?”
Getting Robots to Behave
One of people’s biggest concerns regarding the possibility of owning robots is losing control of these robots(1). Getting robots to cooperate with humans is a challenge given the numerosity and complexity of the rules governing social conduct. Isaac Asimov illustrated this difficulty in his short story “Runaround,” in which the rules governing a robot’s behaviorContinue reading “Getting Robots to Behave”
Should we model robots after humans?
Children get attached to their toys. They bring them on trips, care for them, ascribe human qualities to them, and even worry about them. As it turns out, adults do too, especially when these toys lend themselves to human empathy. An object triggers an empathetic response when it moves on its own, has eyes, and/orContinue reading “Should we model robots after humans?”
Humanoids for Human-olds: Sociable Service Robots Could Be the First Wave of the Robotics Revolution
As computer and mechanical engineering becomes more advanced, we are drawing ever closer to a revolution in robotics, and it’s coming just in time. By 2030, the populations of elderly people in the U.S., Japan, and Europe will explode. Worldwide, the number of people above the age of 80 will double. (1) Meanwhile life expectancyContinue reading “Humanoids for Human-olds: Sociable Service Robots Could Be the First Wave of the Robotics Revolution”
Brown University Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative 