Robotics Law

Examine telepresence robotics and the legal and ethical issues it raises, from privacy and consent to liability, through MIT experiments, a legal panel, and a framework for practice.

Explore how drones raise domestic and international regulatory questions and summarize the shift from section 333 permits to the small unmanned aircraft systems rule, including remote pilot certificates and waivers.

Explore how drones in armed conflict challenge international law, including human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the use of interstate force, with focus on targeted killings, sovereignty, and self-defense.

Examine the regulation of robotics and autonomous cars, define the five levels of automation, and discuss liability and safety benefits of driverless technology.

Explore how autonomous vehicles raise liability questions across negligence, strict liability, and warranty theories, including post-sale updates, design defects, and the role of vehicle-to-vehicle communication in liability.

Explore whether robots can marry by examining Supreme Court precedents on marriage as a fundamental right, principles of autonomy, two-person unions, families, and the potential implications for robot-human marriages.