Boston Dynamics, along with five other industry leaders, signed an open letter pledging not to use their platforms.
Boston Dynamics, along with five other industry leaders, announced on Thursday October 6th that they will no longer allow their robots to be armed. This was reported by Engadget.
Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree Robotics have signed an agreement with Boston Dynamics. “We believe that adding arms to robots that are remotely or autonomously controlled, widely available to the public, and can travel to previously inaccessible areas where people live and work, creates new risks of harm and serious ethical issues. Using robots with new capabilities as weapons would also undermine public confidence in technology,” the group wrote.
Group members cited “growing public concern in recent months caused by a small number of people who have publicly announced their homegrown efforts to use commercially available robots.”
The companies will also prohibit their customers from using any technology sold to them for military purposes. Robotics companies have called on politicians, as well as the rest of the robotics community, to make similar commitments.
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