Exclusive: Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their robots and are calling for others in the industry to do the same.
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot, seen along the waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images
"We believe that adding weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously operated, widely available to the public, and capable of navigating to previously inaccessible locations where people live and work, raises new risks of harm and serious ethical issues," the companies said in the letter. In addition to Boston Dynamics, five other firms signed on to the commitment: Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree Robotics.Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter said, in an e-mailed statement: "We are concerned about recent increases in makeshift efforts by individuals attempting to weaponize commercially available robots... For this technology to be broadly accepted throughout society, the public needs to know they can trust it.
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