Project Type IQP Submission date 2009-05-04 Authors Daniel L Duffty, dduffty@WPI.EDU, PH Audra Sosny, asosny@WPI.EDU, IE URN E-project-050409-163157 Division Social Studies of Science and Technology Title The Impact of Robots on Select Military Operations Advisor Brown, David C., CS Availability unrestricted Abstract
The project focused on the current and predicted impact of robots on surveillance, reconnaissance, automated defense, and bomb disposal operations. It investigated existing products and technologies to create a representation of society's present opinions. The project considered technological, legal, and ethical concerns affecting the advancement of military robotics. It anticipates future developments by analyzing opinions from interviews and data from a survey. The project concluded that society endorses the evolution of robotics not involving lethal force that benefits the military.
Files ImpactofRobotsonSelectMilitaryOperations.pdf There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.
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