EU MEPs warn robots must be fitted with 'kill switches' to prevent Terminator-style rise

The unstoppable rise of robots in our everyday lives requires urgent EU rules including fitting machines with'kill switches', European Parliament members have warned. A draft report passed by an EU committee today also proposes granting legal status to robots, categorising them as'electronic persons'. MEPs passed the resolution urging Brussels to take action on automaton ethics, as the role of robots in everyday life becomes more and more significant. The warning has echoes of science fiction, such as the Terminator franchise of films, where robots take on humans. MEPs have warned that robots need to be fitted with'kill switches' to prevent a Terminator-style uprising against humans Mady Delvaux, a Socialist MEP from Luxembourg, led the campaign and warned that Europe is passively standing by as robots take an increasingly powerful role that will turn even stronger with the emergence of driverless cars.