Trailer of ''Ciao Robot - The birth of Roboethics''. Ciao Robot is a documentary which deals with the relationship between science and society, between man and machine. (www.ciaorobot.org) Speaking of robots and ethics, here's a different twist. Thanks to member Churchill for the link.

Far from being extracts from the extreme end of science fiction, the idea that we may one day give sentient machines the kind of rights traditionally reserved for humans is raised in a British government-commissioned report which claims to be an extensive look into the future. Visions of the status of robots around 2056 have emerged from one of ...