Professional Articles

[1]  Paarlberg, Robert L. 2004, “Knowledge as Power: Science, Military Dominance, and U.S. Security” The MIT Press, vol. 29, no. 1 pp. 122-151

“U.S. scientific prowess has become the deep foundation of U.S. military hegemony. U.S. weapons systems currently dominate the conventional battlefield because they incorporate powerful technologies available only from scientifically dominant U.S. weapons laboratories. Yet under conditions of globalization, scientific and technical (S&T) knowledge is now spreading more quickly and more widely, suggesting that hegemony in this area might be difficult for any one country to maintain.”

[2] Sharkey, Noel. 2008, “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics” Computer Science, Vol. 322 no. 5909 pp. 1800-1801

“Yet the use of service robots poses unanticipated risks and ethical problems. Two main areas of potential ethical risk are considered here: the care of children and the elderly, and the development of autonomous robot weapons by the military.”

[3] Singer P. W., 2009, “Robots at War: The New Battlefield” The Wilson Quarterly (1976-) Vol. 33, No. 1 pp. 30-48
“It sounds like science fiction, but it is fact: On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, robots are killing America’s enemies and saving American lives. But today's PackBots, Predators, and Ravens are relatively primitive machines. The coming generation of "war-bots" will be immensely more sophisticated, and their development raises troubling new questions about how and when we wage war”

[4] Gill Andrews Prat, 2002, “Low Impedance Walking Robots” Oxford University Press Vol. 42, No. 1 (Feb., 2002), pp. 174-181

“Practical walking robots will probably first be used in the military, helping soldiers gather information, distract the enemy and avoid harm. Such robots will also be helpful in civil disaster relief and the scientific exploration of hazardous sites on earth, in space, and on other planets and moons. As costs come down, walking robots will find a place in our homes, improving the quality of our lives, particularly for those of us that are aged, infirm, or just tired of housekeeping.”