Editing Robot (section)

=== Military robots ===
Some experts and academics have questioned the use of robots for military combat, especially when such robots are given some degree of autonomous functions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8182003.stm |title=Call for debate on killer robots |first=Jason |last=Palmer |website=BBC News |date=3 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807005005/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8182003.stm |archive-date=7 August 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> There are also concerns about technology which might allow some armed robots to be controlled mainly by other robots.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/robot-three-way-portends-autonomous-future/ |title=Robot three-way portends autonomous future |first=David |last=Axe |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=13 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107102140/http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/robot-three-way-portends-autonomous-future/ |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The US Navy has funded a report which indicates that, as [[military robots]] become more complex, there should be greater attention to implications of their ability to make autonomous decisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytech.com/New%20Navyfunded%20Report%20Warns%20of%20War%20Robots%20Going%20Terminator/article14298.htm |title=New Navy-funded Report Warns of War Robots Going "Terminator" |first=Jason |last=Mick |website=[[DailyTech]] |date=17 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728101106/http://www.dailytech.com/New%20Navyfunded%20Report%20Warns%20of%20War%20Robots%20Going%20Terminator/article14298.htm |archive-date=28 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/navy-report-warns-of-robot-uprising-suggests-a-strong-moral-com/ |title=Navy report warns of robot uprising, suggests a strong moral compass |first=Joseph L. |last=Flatley |website=[[Engadget]] |date=18 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604145633/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/navy-report-warns-of-robot-uprising-suggests-a-strong-moral-com/ |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> One researcher states that autonomous robots might be more humane, as they could make decisions more effectively. However, other experts question this.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/Tech/2010/0217/New-role-for-robot-warriors |title=New role for robot warriors |first=Gregory M. |last=Lamb |newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=17 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120946/http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/Tech/2010/0217/New-role-for-robot-warriors |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

One robot in particular, the [[Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot|EATR]], has generated public concerns<ref name="FOX">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/biomass-eating-military-robot-is-a-vegetarian-company-says|title=Biomass-Eating Military Robot Is a Vegetarian, Company Says|date=16 July 2009|publisher=Fox News|access-date=31 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803135855/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533382,00.html|archive-date=3 August 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> over its fuel source, as it can continually refuel itself using organic substances.<ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/07/company-denies-its-robots-feed-on-the-dead/|title=Danger Room What's Next in National Security Company Denies its Robots Feed on the Dead|last=Shachtman|first=Noah|date=17 July 2009|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=31 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729095144/http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/07/company-denies-its-robots-feed-on-the-dead|archive-date=29 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the engine for the EATR is designed to run on [[biomass]] and vegetation<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=RTI Inc. |date=16 July 2009 |url=http://www.robotictechnologyinc.com/images/upload/file/Cyclone%20Power%20Press%20Release%20EATR%20Rumors%20Final%2016%20July%2009.pdf |title=Cyclone Power Technologies Responds to Rumors about "Flesh Eating" Military Robot |pages=1–2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823133634/http://www.robotictechnologyinc.com/images/upload/file/Cyclone%20Power%20Press%20Release%20EATR%20Rumors%20Final%2016%20July%2009.pdf |archive-date=23 August 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> specifically selected by its sensors, which it can find on battlefields or other local environments, the project has stated that chicken fat can also be used.<ref name="bpopp22">{{cite web |publisher=RTI Inc. |date=6 April 2009 |url=https://robotictechnologyinc.com/images/upload/file/Presentation%20EATR%20Brief%20Overview%206%20April%2009.pdf |title=Brief Project Overview, EATR: Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot |page=22}}</ref><!--May need a link to show that the concern was that it might "eat" human flesh from dead soldiers-->

[[Manuel De Landa]] has noted that "smart missiles" and autonomous bombs equipped with artificial perception can be considered robots, as they make some of their decisions autonomously. He believes this represents an important and dangerous trend in which humans are handing over important decisions to machines.<ref>[[Manuel de Landa]], ''[[War in the Age of Intelligent Machines]]'', New York: Zone Books, 1991, 280 pages, Hardcover, {{ISBN|0-942299-76-0}}; Paperback, {{ISBN|0-942299-75-2}}.</ref>