Although robot technologies have reached a very advanced point today, we can now see some robots in our daily life. Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot Spot has served in the field during the coronavirus outbreak, and even recently Also by Tüpraş was used in our country.

On the other hand, advanced robots are used in different parts of the world to kill people apart from humanitarian tasks. He was also seen as armed. Today came an open letter from the world’s giant robot manufacturers against arming robots. Robot manufacturers, including Boston Dynamics, emphasized that robots should not be armed.

Description of robot manufacturers related to armament:

“We are some of the world’s leading companies committed to bringing the next generation of advanced mobile robots into society. These next-generation robots are more accessible than previous generations, easier to use, more autonomous, cost-effective, adaptable, and able to navigate locations previously inaccessible to automated or remote-controlled technologies. We believe that advanced mobile robots will greatly benefit society as an industry colleague and companion in our home.

As with any new technology that opens up new possibilities, the emergence of advanced mobile robots presents the potential for abuse. Untrusted individuals may use them to violate civil rights or to threaten, harm, or intimidate others. One area of ​​particular concern is armaments. We believe that adding weapons to robots that are operated remotely or autonomously, are generally available to the public and can go to previously inaccessible places where people live and work creates new risks of harm and serious ethical concerns. bring over. The weaponized application of these new robots will not only harm the enormous benefits to society, but will also undermine public confidence in the technology. For these reasons, we do not support arming our general purpose robots with advanced mobility. For those of us who have spoken about this issue in the past, and for those who are interested in it for the first time, we now feel a renewed urgency in light of the growing public concern in recent months caused by the small number of people that visibly announced their temporary efforts to arm commercially available robots.

We will not arm our general-purpose robots with advanced mobility or software that we develop that enables advanced robotics and let others do so. We promise not to support it. Where possible, we will carefully examine our customers’ intended uses to avoid potential weapon use. We are also committed to exploring the development of technology features that can mitigate or mitigate these risks. To be clear, we do not deal with existing technologies that countries and government agencies use to defend themselves and enforce their laws.

We understand that our commitment alone is not enough to fully address these risks, which is why we are urging lawmakers to work with us to promote the safe use of these robots and prohibit their misuse. We also urge every organization, developer, researcher, and user in the robotics community to make similar commitments not to add, authorize, support, or enable weapons from such robots. We believe that the benefits of these technologies to humanity far outweigh the risks of misuse, and we look forward to a bright future where humans and robots work side by side to tackle some of the world’s challenges. “

The letter in question is signed by Agility Robotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, Unitree and ANYbotics, as well as Boston Dynamics.