Editing Robot control (section)

=== Military ===
The earliest robots used in the military dates back to the 19th century, where automatic weapons were on the rise due to developments in mass production. The first automated weapons were used in World War I, including radio-controlled, [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)]]'''.'''<ref>Buckley, J. (1998). ''Warfare and History: Air Power in the Age of Total War''. Routledge.</ref><ref name=":0">McKenna, A. (2016). ''The Future of Drone Use: Opportunities and Threats from Ethical and Legal Perspectives'' (B. Custers, Ed.). The Hague, The Netherlands: T.M.C. Asser Press. {{doi|10.1007/978-94-6265-132-6}}</ref> Since the invention, the technology of ground and aerial robotic weapons continues to develop, it transitioned to become part of modern warfare. In the transition phase of the development, the robots were semi-automatic, being able to be controlled remotely by a human controller. The advancements made in [[sensor]]s and processors lead to advancements in capabilities of [[military robot]]s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Military Robots and the Laws of War |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/military-robots-and-the-laws-of-war/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref> Since the mid-20th century, the technology of [[Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence (A.I.)]] began to develop<ref name=":2">Smith, C., McGuire, B., Huang, T., & Yang, G. (2006, December). ''The history of artificial intelligence''. https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/csep590/06au/projects/history-ai.pdf</ref> and in the 21st century, the technology transferred to warfare, and the weapons that were semi-automatous is developing to become [[lethal autonomous weapon]]s systems, LAWS for short.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last1=Kessel |first1=Jonah M. |last2=Reneau |first2=Natalie |last3=Chan |first3=Melissa |date=2019-12-13 |title=Video: A.I. Is Making It Easier to Kill (You). Here's How. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000006082083/lethal-autonomous-weapons.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==== Impact ====
As the weapons are being developed to become fully autonomous, there is an ambiguous line of what is the line that separates an enemy to a civilian. There is currently a debate of whether or not artificial intelligence is able to differentiate these enemies and the question of what is morally and humanely right (for example, a child unknowingly working for the enemies).<ref name=":3" />