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    Should a care robot bring an alcoholic a drink? It depends on who owns the robot
    In a care scenario, a robot may have been purchased by the patient, by the doctor or hospital (which sent it home with the patient to monitor their health), or by a concerned family member who wants t...
    24 February 2015, by

    FAA regulations draw inspiration from Canada, but miss key aspect
    Various aspects of the anticipated proposed small UAS (sUAS) regulations that were released by the FAA draw inspiration from Canada’s approach to regulation. In fact, the FAA provides a handy compar...
    19 February 2015, by

    Summary of the FAA’s proposed drone regulations
    This past Sunday the FAA held a conference call to announce its highly anticipated small UAS (sUAS) regulations. Sunday morning might strike as odd timing, however it’s likely that the timing had t...
    19 February 2015, by

    Maybe we need an automation tax
    Imagine that a large company decides to significantly increase the level of automation at one of its facilities. A facility that currently employs a substantial number of men and women doing relativel...
    18 February 2015, by

    Small UAV coalition applauds the FAA’s release of the proposed suas rule as a good first step for industry
    The Small UAV Coalition is very pleased the FAA has at long last published its proposed small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) rule. At this time the proposed rule has not been made available to the pub...
    15 February 2015, by

    Possible Leaked FAA Document Provides Hints Regarding Proposed Rulemaking for sUAS
    A new document purporting to be prepared by the FAA Office of Aviation Policy and Plans provides hints regarding the anticipated proposed small UAS (sUAS) regulations. The possible leaked document is ...
    15 February 2015, by



    Should ownership influence the decision-making of a care robot?
    For the past few months, the Open Roboethics initiative have been exploring the topic of care robots. During one of our meetings, we got into a discussion about whether the ownership of a robot sho...
    11 February 2015, by

    Americans okay with police drones, worried about private UAVs | Sputnik
    A new poll shows surprising opinions about the domestic use of small drones. Who should be allowd to fly them, where, and for what purpose? According to the results, Americans may be more trusting of ...
    11 February 2015, by

    Robot caregivers: How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
    With the continuous increase in life expectancy and the number of people aged 65+ on the rise, it is no wonder that many roboticists have been discussing the use of robot as companion/caregiver for e...
    28 January 2015, by

    Robotics needs to get political
    A couple of weeks ago I was a panelist on a public debate at the 2014 Battle of Ideas. The title of the debate was The robots are coming: friends or foes? with a focus not on the technology but the ...
    27 January 2015, by

    Obama connects robots to jobs in State of the Union address
    US President Barack Obama linked robots and jobs in his sixth State of the Union address this Tuesday. The State of the Union Address is usually delivered annually by the President in a joint sessio...
    22 January 2015, by

    $87 million in European robotic projects funded
    The EU has co-funded 17 new robotics-related projects under Horizon 2020, the mechanism that the European Commission is using to stimulate the region's global competitiveness in technical innovation...
    20 January 2015, by

    Transport Canada’s position on indoor and tethered drone operations
    In November, Transport Canada issued Staff Instruction 623-001, which provides guidance on the review and processing of Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) applications. Among the issues addr...
    19 January 2015, by

    European Commission reveals details of proposed cuts to science | Science
    A controversial plan to use research funds to pay for economic stimulusbecame more concrete this week, as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled proposed legislation to implement t...
    16 January 2015, by

    Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI beneficial | The Future of Life Institute
    Elon Musk, creator of Tesla and SpaceX, has decided to donate $10M to the Future of Life Institute to run a global research program aimed at keeping AI beneficial to humanity. There is now a broad ...
    15 January 2015, by

    FAA issues waivers for real estate and agricultural UAVs
    The FAA granted two exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems in U.S. airspace for real estate and agricultural crop scouting. But all is not as rosy as it appears....
    14 January 2015, by

    Slow down that runaway ethical trolley
    The runaway trolley has chased automated motor vehicles into the new year. In early 2012, I raised a variation of the classic thought experiment to argue that there is not always a single absolu...
    13 January 2015, by

    Pics everywhere: Top 2014 robot pictures
    This is the time when many suggest their list of top 2014 robotic pictures in various settings. Drones, humanoids, telepresence, home robots, vacuums, toys and robotic camel jockeys! Good recaps and ...
    05 January 2015, by

    From literature to living rooms: Perceptions of robots in society
    As drones have become increasingly accessible, media outlets have been preoccupied with news stories that fuel our fears about the prospect of privacy invasion and physical harm. Although drones have ...
    18 December 2014, by

    Robo-Wars: The regulation of robotic weapons
    Robotic weapons, whether autonomous or remote controlled, have generated widespread controversy in recent years. Alex Leveringhaus, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed ...
    05 December 2014, by and

    Transport Canada releases new framework for governing UAV operations
    Earlier this month, Transport Canada announced that commercial operators will soon be able to benefit from two exemptions from the general Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) requirement. Tod...
    28 November 2014, by

    Japan’s new robotics push: Funding and deregulation
     In June, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted to treble the market for robots in Japan to $22 billion by 2020. Last month, the government launched a "robot revolution realization council...
    25 November 2014, by

    Readers optimistic about role of robots as care assistants for seniors
    Developing robots that are capable of taking care of seniors is the goal of an increasing number of robotics companies. While there are many economic and social factors to encourage this trend, the ...
    25 November 2014, by

    Small UAV Coalition urges FAA to focus on regulations that enable domestic UAV innovation
    [tweetquote]Recent court cases distract from timely and safe integration of small UAVs.[/tweetquote]...
    20 November 2014, by and

    NTSB overturns Pirker case: Drones are aircraft
    The Pirker case was a landmark case in UAV legislation development. In 2011, Raphael Pirker used his Ritewing Zephyr UAV to make some aerial footage over the University of Virginia campus, and for tha...
    19 November 2014, by

    UN discusses humanitarian uses of drones
    At a recent meeting at the United Nations, UN and UNICEF officials met with NGOs including Red Cross, food and peacekeeping groups, to discuss setting up a network of humanitarian uses for drones and...
    17 November 2014, by

    Amazon’s Echo: A point-of-sale even the kids can relate to
    Amazon, the largest online retailer and Internet company in the USA, sells media, data, software, video games, electronics, food, toys, clothes, furniture, and jewelry. It is a big provider of cloud c...
    14 November 2014, by

    Artificial intelligence is a tool, not a threat
    Recently there has been a spate of articles in the mainstream press, and a spate of high profile people who are in tech but not AI, speculating about the dangers of malevolent AI being developed, and ...
    11 November 2014, by

    Would you trust a robot to take care of your grandpa?
    One of the driving forces of social, interactive robotics is the issue of impending labour shortage, which is projected to be one of the major and inevitable consequences of the ageing population phe...
    11 November 2014, by

    RoboLaw: Why and how to regulate robotics
    The issue is often raised whether robotics needs to be regulated. While some believe that there is no need to intervene because regulation may stifle innovation, others believe that indeed there is ne...
    29 October 2014, by

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