Six robot companies, including the famous Boston Dynamics, have announced that they will not arm their robots or allow others to use them as weapons, Engadget reports, citing a statement from the manufacturers.. It states that arming robots could "

In addition to Boston Dynamics, the agreement was signed by Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree Robotics.

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“We believe that the addition of weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously controlled, widely available to the public, and able to move to previously inaccessible places where people live and work, creates new risks of harm and serious ethical challenges.. The weaponization of these new robots will also damage public confidence in the technology, hurting the huge benefits they will bring to society,” the group said in a statement..

The group also noted " Such cases include, for example, the armed Spot by Ghost Robotics or the use by the Dallas police of the EOD bomb disposal robot as an improvised explosive device..

In this regard, the group of companies stated that it " In addition, companies are committed not to allow their customers to use robots for military purposes..

“We also commit to explore the possibility of developing technology features that could mitigate or reduce these risks,” the statement said..

However, the companies note that they “do not challenge the existing technologies that countries and their government agencies use to protect and support within the laws”.

The companies called on politicians, as well as the rest of the robotics community, to make similar commitments..

Recall that at the Army-2022 exhibition, the Russians demonstrated a robot dog equipped with an RPG-26. But, as it turned out later, this is not a development of the Russian military, but a robotic pet created by the Chinese company Unitree Robotics.