Hacked robots could attack humans and burgle homes

The rise of the household robot appears inevitable as robotics labs scramble to design companions that can clean, cook and even talk to their human owners. But a top cybersecurity firm has claimed that if hackers got into a robot's circuitry, it could be used to kill. Experts at the firm IOActive have warned that hacked robots, including some on the market today, could be used to poison humans or pets and even burgle homes. Experts at security firm IOActive have warned that hacked robots, including some on the market today, could be used to poison humans or pets and even burgle homes. This robot, not analysed in IOActive's report, was on display at the'Robotics Expo' in Moscow in 2015 Robots linked to home security systems could be hacked into to burgle homes, IOActive suggests.