The United States Needs a Federal Robotics Agency Before It's Too Late

"Still, working groups within existing agencies don’t address the larger concern experts have. Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington who advisedthe Obama administration on robotics oversight, has called for a federal robotics commission for years. Calo says that within the U.S. government there’s an increasing recognition that congress and the executive branch doesn’t have the “embedded expertise it needs to address these emerging challenges.” Quick fixes, like appointing a robotics expert for each agency, or relying on a network of outside advisors, is inefficient, he argues."