A group of robot makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to crack down on any attempts to add weapons to its creations, but other companies will continue to arm their robots and sell them to police and military buyers.
a group of robotics companies including Boston Dynamics have pledged not to add weapons to their devices and will resist other people's attempts to do so. But how big of an effect will it have when other companies develop robots with military applications?
The open letter, signed by Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree, says that "untrustworthy people" could use the companies' devices to "violate civil rights or to threaten, harm or…
