Ethical+and+Legal+-+Robotics

Robotics has played a major role in many industries. They already detect and defuse bombs, control traffic patterns and do some basic household chores. Because of this impact scientist predict that robots will soon be using artificial intelligence to play a larger role on the battlefield, operate our vehicles and take care of us in old age. But who will be to blame if a robot-controlled weapon kills a civilian? Who can be sued if one of those new cars takes an unexpected turn into a crowd of pedestrians? And who is liable if the robot you programmed to bathe your elderly mother drowns her in the tub? This may sound disturbing, however they are a few of the questions that us as a society must answer before we relay heavily on this kind of technology.