Robotics

Robotics

1. Pros

   • Robots are replaceable and if one is destroyed it is not as bad as the loss of a human life
   • Rescue robots
     • Get to places humans can't
     • Small spaces
     • Toxic conditions
   • Could be more humane than human soldiers
     • Don't fire out of fear, for their own safety
     • No emotions such a vengeance and spite which could detract from performance

2. Cons

   • Can a robot soldier tell the difference between a soldier surrendering with their gun above their head and a soldier firing
   • If the robot malfunctions who is to blame
     • Designer
     • Manufacturer
     • Operator
     • Whoever gave the original command
   • Detaches operator from person killed possibly making people for prone to violence
     • De-huminising victims
   • Robotic manufacturing
     • People lose their jobs and are replaced by robots