Peter Asaro

WeRobot 2015 Panel 3: Robotics governance, with Peter Asaro, Jason Millar, Kirsten Thomasen and David Post

Tech Policy Lab University of Washington 23 Jun 2015

[clear] What are the challenges facing governance and regulation of emerging robotic technologies? Peter Asaro of the New School, Jason Millar of Queen’s University, Kristen Thomasen of the Unive...

Peter Asaro: Challenges and approaches to developing policy for robots

CIS Blog 02 Apr 2015

As part of the Center for Information Technology Policy (CIPT) Luncheon speaker series, Peter Asaro gives a talk on developing policy for robots. ...

This military robotics company vows to never make a killer robot | Fast Company

CIS Blog 23 Oct 2014

Cars are already close to driving themselves down the highway. How far are we then from military weapons systems that decide on their own when and where to fire? "You want the scary answer?" asks C...

Legal issues with robots | Communications of the ACM

CIS Blog 11 Nov 2013

There is no question that robotic technology is making life easier, safer, or more convenient for human beings. Despite these benefits, concerns remain about what happens when robotic technology fails...

Meet the man behind the push to ban killer robots | Motherboard

CIS Blog 14 Jun 2013

To bring clearer into focus the backdrop of killer robots and the threat they pose, I talked to Peter Asaro, co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control. The author of the UN rep...

Robotic Justice | Huffington Post

CIS Blog 13 May 2013

From Roombas to drones, scientists are developing machines to be more and more self-sufficient. But even if they’re programmed to do good—what happens when something goes wrong? If a robot 'accide...