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There are three main areas that need wider discussion and only a small number of people are giving them really serious attention.
1. Robo-Ethics. I know there is work going on in several universities but there are wider areas of interest that should be taking pat in this discussion. Not only does the subject of Robo-Ethics come into the autonomous humanoid or autonomous quadraped forms, but will apply to any autonomous entity including vehicles, vessels, autonomous process control, automated security weaponry.
2. Standards Unification - The feeling that there is a standard for every niche faction of the wider Robotics and Mechatronics purview might make it seem there are too many standards. What do others see as a potential path to unify the standards that apply to such systems.
3. The discussion on the need to get such systems "Right first time, everytime, for all time." Whether academia are teaching the right basic principles that enable graduates to select the best methods for creating and implementing their systems to be dependable.
I will remain interested to see where the discussions go.
There are three main areas that need wider discussion and only a small number of people are giving them really serious attention.
1. Robo-Ethics. I know there is work going on in several universities but there are wider areas of interest that should be taking pat in this discussion. Not only does the subject of Robo-Ethics come into the autonomous humanoid or autonomous quadraped forms, but will apply to any autonomous entity including vehicles, vessels, autonomous process control, automated security weaponry.
2. Standards Unification - The feeling that there is a standard for every niche faction of the wider Robotics and Mechatronics purview might make it seem there are too many standards. What do others see as a potential path to unify the standards that apply to such systems.
3. The discussion on the need to get such systems "Right first time, everytime, for all time." Whether academia are teaching the right basic principles that enable graduates to select the best methods for creating and implementing their systems to be dependable.
I will remain interested to see where the discussions go.
