"However, existing legal restrictions "are inadequate to really deal with this fundamental change in technology and warfare," said Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at The New School, who cofounded the International Committee for Robot Arms Control and is spokesperson for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.
Next-generation armed drones, including the X-47B and the Taranis, are being developed for full flight autonomy and "might be designed to select and engage targets without supervision," the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots' Asaro told TechNewsWorld."
- Date Published:06/12/2015
- Original Publication:TechNewsWorld