New Roadmap For Robotics : Robotics Law Journal

A consortium of experts last week issued an updated Roadmap For Robotics report. The first Roadmap report was issued in 2009 and led to the Obama administration to set up the National Robotics Initiative in 2011, which allocated $70 million to research for robotics. Weighing in at over 100 pages, the report is full of guidelines and recommendations that experts believe require funding and attention from Congress moving forward, as well as providing policymakers enough information to more accurately determine optimal allocation of resources. Since the first report (and a 2013 revision) drones, driverless cars, and all sorts of assistive robots have taken centre stage due to their accelerating development. Integrating these systems into daily life is seen as one of the primary goals, and to that end, the importance of STEM education is highlighted.