Robotic law
I guess it was only a matter of time before Isaac Asimov’s law of robotics made their way into real life. Live Science points to a Yahoo Asia article that reveals Japans industry ministry plans to implement a series of safety’s and protocols that almost follows Asimov’s first law of robotics verbatim.
“The guidelines will require manufacturers to install enough sensors to minimize the risk of the robots running into people and use soft and light materials so they do not cause harm if they do so, the officials said.
They will also be required to install emergency shut-off buttons, they said.”
The article also mentions the possibility of setting up international safety guidelines for robots that fall out of the industrial classification.
