Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots : Chapman & Hall/CRC : 9781138435827 : 1138435821 : 29 Jun 2017 : Expounding on the results of the author?s work with the US Army Research Office, DARPA, the Office of Naval Research, and various defense industry contractors, Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots explores how to produce an "artificial conscience" in a new class of robots, humane-oids, which are robots that can potentially perform more ethically than humans in the battlefield. The author examines the philosophical basis, motivation, theory, and design recommendations for the implementation of an ethical control and reasoning system in autonomous robot systems, taking into account the Laws of War and Rules of Engagement.The book presents robot architectural design recommendations forPost facto suppression of unethical behavior,Behavioral design that incorporates ethical constraints from the onset,The use of affective functions as an adaptive component in the event o