Robotic age poses ethics dilemma
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The South Korean government is drawing up an ethical code to prevent humans abusing  robots and vice versa.
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By WILLIAM REES-MOGG Ten years ago, an American analyst, James Davidson, and I published a book on the prospects for the information age, The Sovereign Individual. When I reread it now, it seems rather a good book, with a number of insights that have proved correct.
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Nothing can possibly go wrong ... go wrong ... go wrong ...The truth behind the old joke is that most robots are programmed with a fairly rigid &quot;model&quot; of what they and the world around them are like.
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Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs and cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.
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Seoul writes for automatons The South Korean government is working on a set of guiding principles to outline how people and robots should interact.â¦
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A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.
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GENEVA - The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new survey that credits dropping prices.
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Robot sales to consumers and enterprises are on the verge of exploding, according to a new study.
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By Darst, Paul  HUNTINGTON -Keeping pace in the modern manufacturing world means having up-to-date technology working for you.  But modern technology is ever changing and isn't cheap.  For the past 17 years, that is where the Robert C.
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Do future generations need a legal representative today to protect their interests? Some legal and environmental scholars think so.
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With privileged access and technological knowledge, IT workers can unexpectedly find themselves in ethically sticky situations. Do they blow the whistle or look the other way?
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The natural world was the focus of much nanotechnology and energy research. Robots, meanwhile, were learning to mimic crabs and bees.
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The next big use for iRobot's bots: patrolling international borders.
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An untethered, autonomous robot rummaging around a geothermal sinkhole may herald the future of deep ocean -- and deep space -- robotics. By Emmet Cole.
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GENEVA - The use of robotic domestic help will surge sevenfold by 2007, a new United Nations survey suggests. The UN&#39;s annual World Robotics Survey was issued by the Economic Commission for Europe and the International Federation of Robotics.
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Why your beloved gadgets die so young. By Kris Wagner from Wired Test.
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By Benjamin J. Romano, Seattle Times  CORRECTION: Information in this article, originally published December 13, 2006, was corrected December 18, 2006. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the price of a Pioneer P3DX robot at a Microsoft laboratory.