The United Nations discusses killer robots

A UN agency discusses the dangers of using automatic weapons of mass destruction.

The UN Human Rights Council is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the devices that are capable of making the decision to kill people , the BBC reported. The media often call them "killer robots."

Assassin robots are devices that are programmed to destroy targets or humans. Unlike unmanned aerial vehicles, they can operate independently on the battlefield. The United States, Britain and Israel have developed killer robots, but they have not used them.

A weapon that can move itself, find and kill targets. (Photo: realitypod.com)

Automatic weapon advocates say they are just technologies that people already know. They can reduce the casualties by reducing the number of soldiers on the battlefield.

But human rights groups argue that the presence of killer robots raises public morale, such as: Will robots and humans make the final decision to kill someone? Can a robot distinguish its enemies from ordinary people?

"If robots kill innocent civilians, who will be responsible? We can not judge robots if they commit war crimes , " some human rights activists questioned.

Professor Christof Heyns, an expert on UN human rights law, says that traditional warfare is a weapon that always appears with warriors.

"But now we are about to see the prospect of becoming a warrior and they are making a killing decision , " he said in a Human Rights Council meeting. UN.

Heyns, a lecturer at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, wants countries to sign a moratorium on the development of automated weapons capable of killing people around the world.

"Assassin robots help countries make war more easily, but they can not comply with international human rights law in the war, and they can take advantage of killer robots to kill people who are not. accused of that action, " he argued.