Humans, not robots, are responsible agents.Robots should not be designed solely or primarily to kill or harm humans.In 2011, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of United Kingdom jointly published a set of five ethical 'principles for designers, builders and users of robots' in the real world, along with seven 'high-level messages' intended to be conveyed, based on a September 2010 research workshop: As of 2021 they remain a ' fictional device'. A robot may not injure humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.Īdaptations and extensions exist based upon this framework.
