| Title:
| British Scientist Warns We Must Protect The Vulnerable From Robots
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| Description:
| Top robotics expert Professor Noel Sharkey, of the University of Sheffield, has called for international guidelines to be set for the ethical and safe application of robots before it is too late. Professor Sharkey, writing in the prestigious Science journal, believes that as the use of robots increases, decisions about their application will be left to the military, industry and busy parents instead of international legislative bodies. ...elder-care robots... can help the elderly to maintain independence in their own homes, but their presence could lead to the risk of leaving the elderly in the exclusive care of machines without sufficient human contact."
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| Orig. Date:
| December 21, 2008
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| Source:
| Science Daily. Adapted from materials provided by University of Sheffield,
via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
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| Contributor:
| Bruce Buchanan
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| Type:
| Text
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| Language:
| English
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| Format:
| htm
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| Last Edit:
| Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:10:11 -0800
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