{"id":30460,"date":"2022-10-11T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/11\/robotics-companies-dont-want-robots-weaponized-will-anyone-listen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:59:51","slug":"robotics-companies-dont-want-robots-weaponized-will-anyone-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2022\/10\/11\/robotics-companies-dont-want-robots-weaponized-will-anyone-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotics companies don\u2019t want robots weaponized \u2014 will anyone listen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A robotics manufacturer that continues to expand its arsenal of artificial intelligence attempted to ease public concerns over weaponized robots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostondynamics.com\/open-letter-opposing-weaponization-general-purpose-robots\" target=\"_blank\">in an open letter<\/a> last week that asserts its products should never be used for hostile purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston Dynamics, which, in addition to its series of quadrupedal robots, has created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/about-us\/timeline\/debut-atlas-robot\" target=\"_blank\">humanoid Atlas<\/a>, a 6-foot-2, 330-pound parkour-capable robot, claimed that its rapidly evolving robots should be reserved for assisting in search and rescue missions and manufacturing \u2014 areas in which robots can ease the burden on its human counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tF4DML7FIWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Atlas | Partners in Parkour\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether anyone will adhere to the contents of letter, which was co-signed by five other robotics companies, is another story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, a video was released depicting a weapon-firing quadrupedal made by Unitree, one of the companies that signed the letter, that was reportedly kitted out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/21\/23272237\/robot-dog-gun-skynet-russia-alexander-atamanov\" target=\"_blank\">Russian hoverbike manufacturer Alexander Atamanov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-bgad3HRb64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Machine Gun Integrated into Robot Dog\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen possible, we will carefully review our customers\u2019 intended applications to avoid potential weaponization,\u201d Boston Dynamics officials wrote of its intent to vet customers. \u201cWe also pledge to explore the development of technological features that could mitigate or reduce these risks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen possible,\u201d in this case, being the key \u2014 and skepticism-inducing \u2014 phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other robotics companies have flaunted an eagerness to weaponize quadrupedal robots. At last year\u2019s Association of the United States Army conference, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/14\/22726111\/robot-dogs-with-guns-sword-international-ghost-robotics\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Robotics unveiled a dog-style robot<\/a> that carried a small-arms weapon on its back. That particular robot-carried rifle, made by Sword International, touts an effective range of 1,200 meters and is equipped with a thermal camera and 30x optical zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, use of weaponized ground-based robotics is well-established beyond showroom concepts. In November 2020, Iran\u2019s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near the city of Absard when a 7.62-mm machine gun opened fire from a parked vehicle as the scientist approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was later revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/18\/world\/middleeast\/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html?unlocked_article_code=JPyIpiNkRfydLxBr-QWLJxbbFxdtFWIR-Ha1MIaEhRbV_DweRl8pEh0GWDFMng7W9b8Oa98Q5ePTrKei-jbiGYorNjZ_xaZdaNf9jLXF4kYjpqkrgpeO_ScI8McvZq93FDTcqTPUQJH6VBvf3Rg-0vvzWkECV-wxLjK6145b9EHn75-9i9FIfZLbv57buKTi4PttYIB5VSruT7d5JGeJj3lajh5S9xUIgk3T9wQNUNFRr-yCJBzkRpxmKTBNcifYGdacHjENU3e4RnQc9v3k2KJecJplGeo_LTCnpkHL0-zCH0fS_JLHyZScYzD_OAG_KLgAMW8OzBIO1QjZldoN6_uqN1zfRRBegBZjeJQeG_FRbXM6wSwMG_sPcN0FGho&#038;smid=share-url\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times report<\/a> that members of Israel\u2019s foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, had positioned the vehicle along a route Fakhrizadeh was expected to travel. The weapon, capable of firing 600 rounds per minute, was discovered to be controlled by an operator monitoring the situation from more than a thousand miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe understand that our commitment alone is not enough to fully address these risks, and therefore we call on policymakers to work with us to promote safe use of these robots and to prohibit their misuse,\u201d the Boston Dynamics letter concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are convinced that the benefits for humanity of these technologies strongly outweigh the risk of misuse, and we are excited about a bright future in which humans and robots work side by side to tackle some of the world\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sort of declaration, of course, is precisely what an entity preparing to equip robots with weapons <i>would <\/i>say \u2014 or at least myriad skeptics might think so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether anyone will adhere to the contents of letter is another story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-observation-post","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":21,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,29,13,56,21],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3400],"class_list":["post-30460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battlefield-tech","category-home","category-industry","category-robotics","category-unmanned"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"IKZBDYI5JBEXDFIG45TPTJ2GD4","arc_canonical_url":"\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2022\/10\/11\/robotics-companies-dont-want-robots-weaponized-will-anyone-listen\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"observation-post","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robotics companies don\u2019t want robots weaponized \u2014 will anyone listen? - C4ISRNet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether anyone will adhere to the contents of letter is another story.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Robotics companies don\u2019t want robots weaponized \u2014 will anyone listen?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether anyone will adhere to the contents of letter is another story.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2022\/10\/11\/robotics-companies-dont-want-robots-weaponized-will-anyone-listen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"C4ISRNet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-10-11T20:06:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T14:59:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"J.D. 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