Fantastically complex technological systems now criss-cross Earth, harnessing nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, applied cognitive science and, of course, robotics. How do we regulate such systems? Adap-tively, according to a book that considers the evolving and unpredictable nature of the robotics frontier. Robot Ethics, edited by philosophers Patrick Lin and Keith Abney, and computer scientist George Bekey, is a timely roundup of sensible ethical and policy responses to advances in robot technology.
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