Ukraine’s Ground Robot Tore Through Russian Troops—So It’s Now Armed With a Grenade Launcher

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Ukraine’s Ground Robot Tore Through Russian Troops—So It’s Now Armed With a Grenade Launcher - Sopuli

> Ukraine is set to field its first officially codified domestically built grenade launcher armed ground robot, after the Ministry of Defense approved the Droid NW 40 robotic combat system for service with the country’s Defense Forces, developer DevDroid said on December 23.

  • A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

  • A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

  • A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

  • There are loops. Killing a few Russian invaders will prevent many Ukrainian killings.

    There’s at least one story I can remember about that.

    Where’s this from?

    The Foundation adaptation on AppleTV. Where, famously, spoilers

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    Demerzel, this robot in the gif, kills lots of people by exploring the loophole that let robots commit genocide in supposed compliance with the 3 laws.

    They also explore this on I, Robot