Is robotic technology beneficial? Autonomous robotic technology could pose a serious threat to humanity / Wendell Wallach and Colin Allen ; Robots cannot duplicate all human skills / Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee ; Robotics increasingly threatens the jobs of human workers / Farhad Manjoo ; Dr. Robot: what medical robots lack in bedside manner, they make up for in providing safer, more accurate surgery and faster diagnosis of disease / Ben Hargreaves ; Robot nurses cannot replace human nurses / Rebecca Hendren ; Humans are more productive than robots for space exploration / Ian A. Crawford ; Robots are as effective as humans for space exploration / Chad Orzel
What role should robotic technology play in war? Robotic technology is a critical component of twenty-first-century warfare / Joseph W. Dyer ; Unmanned aerial vehicles effectively fight terrorism / Charles G. Kels ; Unmanned aerial vehicles alone are inadequate to fight terrorism / Paul Sullivan ; International laws governing autonomous military robots are necessary / Noel Sharkey ; Ethical robots in warfare / Ronald C. Arkin ; The US military remains reluctant to accept autonomous robot soldiers / Stew Magnuson
What ethical, legal, and moral issues relate to robotic technology? Artificial intelligence will exceed human intelligence / Luke Muehlhauser ; The singularity isn't near / Paul G. Allen and Mark Greaves ; Sex with robots is likely / David Levy ; Sex with robots will have devastating social consequences / Rich Deem ; Engineering morality into robots will be necessary / Colin Allen ; Policy use of unmanned aircraft raises privacy concerns / Gene Healy ; The great drone panic / Rich Lowry.
