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Normal dogs can be banned for bad behavior. Some places have limits on size and weight. How this plays out and what rules are in place vary by location but th

Normal dogs can be banned for bad behavior. Some places have limits on size and weight. How this plays out and what rules are in place vary by location but they can be taken by the authorities and potentially put down and the owner fined by the authorities and then sued by the victims. Even without bad behavior dogs are not permitted in some locations. The owner assumes culpability for the dogs actions. If a robot dog is exhibiting this behavior I would expect similar results that may extend beyond the owner or operator and to the vendor and or whomever programmed the dog. This concept already exists if one thinks about it. I have a drone. My drone could have a bug that causes me to lose control or someone could take over control. It could fly to the airport and get in front of a plane that is taking off or landing. I would get in trouble with the FAA and the NTSB would try to determine what happened. I would then have to sue the drone manufacturer for damages and the authorities may do the same. The drone or all drones may be force recalled or banned or grounded if this became a regular occurrence.

amichail 3y ago
Normal dogs need to eat. Robotic dogs don't need to bite and so should be considered illegal weapons if they can?
- LinuxBender 3y ago
  True, they do not need to eat food with their mouth but robot dogs could have a legitimate need for a mouth, teeth, maybe even fangs. I can see a future where frail people hire or rent or lease robot dogs for protection at home. Dogs are used this way today. In the home in self defense the invader / attacker would likely struggle to have a legal case if grandma could not defend herself and instead her robot dog took a few chunks out of the attacker while simultaneously recording first-dog-view video and audio and simultaneously calls 911. I would expect that robot dog to also be able to pin down the attacker in a position that makes it easy for law enforcement to cuff them so they can get grandma medical attention quickly. AMEE [1] could be a future robot dog, though the movie highlights the risks. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcOOzD-JQs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcOOzD-JQs [video][2 mins]
  - amichail 3y ago
    But what about someone using a robotic dog for personal protection while taking a walk around the neighborhood?
    - LinuxBender 3y ago
      That goes back to my first comment. Owner assumes liability for walking their weaponized dog, no different than taking any other weapon for a walk or even trusting a self driving car to not become or be hacked into becoming a weapon of moderate destruction. Maybe have a non weaponized dog for going on walks or live in a place that it is easier to defend oneself legally for self defense in public. Stand your ground laws, etc... The dog can record evidence and law enforcement should have an easy way to play it back should the owner and operator become incapacitated. I could also envision defense/attack standards agreed on by regional authorities and some certification meaning the robot weapon would comply with some agreed upon standards and get a special encoded sticker to prove the weaponized robot follows the same standards applied to law enforcement's use of force and use of deadly force. AMEE does not have teeth yet she is deadlier than any soldier. Robots are not limited to the living form they resemble. A robot dog for example could be designed with enough strength to expeditiously dismantle a human or break all 206 bones in under 20 seconds without the need for teeth while assuming the form of something cute and fuzzy. M3GAN [1] takes the form of a little human girl and yet [spoilers redacted] she's no toy. People would have no idea what just walked into a restaurant. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA [video][2 mins]
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amichail 3y ago

Normal dogs need to eat. Robotic dogs don't need to bite and so should be considered illegal weapons if they can?

LinuxBender 3y ago
True, they do not need to eat food with their mouth but robot dogs could have a legitimate need for a mouth, teeth, maybe even fangs. I can see a future where frail people hire or rent or lease robot dogs for protection at home. Dogs are used this way today. In the home in self defense the invader / attacker would likely struggle to have a legal case if grandma could not defend herself and instead her robot dog took a few chunks out of the attacker while simultaneously recording first-dog-view video and audio and simultaneously calls 911. I would expect that robot dog to also be able to pin down the attacker in a position that makes it easy for law enforcement to cuff them so they can get grandma medical attention quickly. AMEE [1] could be a future robot dog, though the movie highlights the risks. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcOOzD-JQs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcOOzD-JQs [video][2 mins]
- amichail 3y ago
  But what about someone using a robotic dog for personal protection while taking a walk around the neighborhood?
  - LinuxBender 3y ago
    That goes back to my first comment. Owner assumes liability for walking their weaponized dog, no different than taking any other weapon for a walk or even trusting a self driving car to not become or be hacked into becoming a weapon of moderate destruction. Maybe have a non weaponized dog for going on walks or live in a place that it is easier to defend oneself legally for self defense in public. Stand your ground laws, etc... The dog can record evidence and law enforcement should have an easy way to play it back should the owner and operator become incapacitated. I could also envision defense/attack standards agreed on by regional authorities and some certification meaning the robot weapon would comply with some agreed upon standards and get a special encoded sticker to prove the weaponized robot follows the same standards applied to law enforcement's use of force and use of deadly force. AMEE does not have teeth yet she is deadlier than any soldier. Robots are not limited to the living form they resemble. A robot dog for example could be designed with enough strength to expeditiously dismantle a human or break all 206 bones in under 20 seconds without the need for teeth while assuming the form of something cute and fuzzy. M3GAN [1] takes the form of a little human girl and yet [spoilers redacted] she's no toy. People would have no idea what just walked into a restaurant. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA [video][2 mins]
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