"Fortunately, we need not go blindly into this future. Robot Law is volume of research on robotics law and policy edited by Ryan Calo, A. Michael Froomkin, and Ian Kerr. Calo is a professor at the University of Washington School of Law, who frequently writes about where the laws of man and the laws of robotics intersect. So what better way to illustrate the book's cover than a cartoonish, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robot game turned into full bar-side brawl? Thanks to art by Eric Joyner, we get this delightful spectacle of mechanical mayhem.
We spoke briefly with Calo about the book and how much we have to worry about Law and Roborder.
Popular Science: What was the weirdest part of the book?
Ryan Calo: Maybe the weirdest topic is sex robots. But Sinzi handles the subject with rigor and tact.
What's the biggest consequence for the future of getting robot law wrong?
The biggest consequence of getting robotics law and policy wrong is that the U.S. won't keep up. It'll be the first transformative technology since steam where America wasn't a key leader.
Robot Law will be available in the United States in March."
- Date Published:02/09/2016
- Original Publication:Popular Science