This chart shows state positions on negotiating a new legally-binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems.

In his sci-fi novel, Runaround, Isaac Asimov introduced the three laws of robotics to explore the moral boundaries of machine intelligence. His robots were programmed to preserve human life, obey ...

Weapons capable of identifying and attacking targets automatically have been in use for more than 80 years. An early example is the Mark 24 Fido, a US anti-submarine torpedo equipped with microphones ...