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Joe Hernandez

DARK SECRETS: Some leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them - The Real Truth

People take pictures and videos of the Boston Dynamics robot Spot during an event in Lisbon in 2019. (Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)

Boston Dynamics and five other robotics companies have signed an open letter saying what many of us were already nervously hoping for anyway: Let's not weaponize general-purpose robots.

The six leading tech firms — including Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree — say advanced robots could result in huge benefits in our work and home lives but that they may also be used for nefarious purposes.

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