Killer robots must be stopped, say campaigners

'Autonomous weapons', which could be ready within a decade, pose grave risk to international law, claim activists A new global campaign to persuade nations to ban "killer robots" before they reach the production stage is to be launched in the UK by a group of academics, pressure groups and Nobel peace prize laureates. Robot warfare and autonomous weapons, the next step from unmanned drones, are already being worked on by scientists and will be available within the decade, said Dr Noel Sharkey, a...