Driverless Carts Are Coming Sooner Than Driverless Cars
By Bryant Walker Smith on September 30, 2013 at 12:00 am
Robots are already in widespread use in manufacturing and warfare. You see them increasingly in hospitals, warehouses, even homes. The mainstreaming of robotics presents a number of interesting puzzles for administrative, tort, and other areas of the law.
CIS has emerged as a national leader in exploring the intersection of law and robotics. Our staff has published on a variety of topics, including autonomous driving, the domestic use of drones, robotics and privacy, and liability for personal robots. We have held several events around artificial intelligence and robotics, including the annual Robot Block Party for National Robotics Week that draws thousands of visitors.
By Bryant Walker Smith on September 30, 2013 at 12:00 am
By Ryan Calo on September 19, 2013 at 5:22 am
I'm delighted to announce We Robot 2014, back at the University of Miami School of Law for its third year after a wonderful event at Stanford Law School last April. Cyberlaw is about more than the Internet. As Chris Anderson put it so well in another context, atoms are the new bits. I hope you will join us for another stimulating discussion of the intersection of law, policy, and robotics. Call for papers below. Be there, or be digital. Read more about We Robot: Third Annual Robotics & Law Conference
By Patrick Lin on July 30, 2013 at 12:00 am
By Bryant Walker Smith on May 27, 2013 at 5:25 pm
"Will lawsuits kill the autonomous car?" That's a dramatic expression of a common question. (And one to which Twitter has a short retort.) Here’s the conceptual answer that I’ve been giving for a year, now in blog form (with bonus Italics). Read more about Uncertain Liability