From Robots to Warbots: Reality Meets Science Fiction


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2021-10

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Abstract

The ongoing robotization of armed forces raises concerns about the desirability of autonomous systems with lethal capacity. In contrast, unarmed military robots have already improved and supplied capabilities unconstrained by human physical limitations. But despite the long-term efforts to develop fully autonomous systems, no military robot can lift the fog of war.

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292

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Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich

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robotization; autonomous systems; lethal capacity; unarmed military robots

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03515 - Wenger, Andreas / Wenger, Andreas check_circle

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Also published in German and French.

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