Killer Robots + Ancient Rules of War = Trouble

October 1, 2014

Listen to the full piece at New Tech City. 

A version of this story won the German Prize for Innovation Journalism. It aired on Deutschlandfunk by Thomas Reintjes with help from Philip Banse.

"About autonomous lethal weapons: "These machines for the foreseeable future would fail to meet the requirements of international law." -Peter Asaro, International Committee for Robot Arms Control". 

Focus Area: 
Robotics
Terms: 
killer robots

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