Preface

Background And History:

Defining robots and drones

Early descriptions and imagined machines

Automata

Power systems and precedents

Industrial robotics

World War II

Cold War robotics

Robots in popular culture

Academic centers

Fielding military robots

References

Problems And Controversies:

Artificial intelligence

Robots and drones in asymmetrical wars

Mass production and specialty design

Gold plating and requirements creep

Special vulnerabilities of robotic systems

Autonomous robots and lethal force

Robots and the laws of war

Integration of the human-machine team

References

Worldwide Perspective:

Europe

United Kingdom

France

Germany

Italy

Other European countries:

Asia:

China

Russia

India

Pakistan

Japan

South Korea

Other Asian countries:

South Pacific Region:

Middle East

Israel

Jordan

Turkey

Iran

UAE

North America

South America

Africa

Conclusion

References

Chronology

Biographical Sketches:

Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992)

Brooks, Rodney (1954-)

Bush, George W (1946-)

Cebrowski, Arthur (1942-2005)

Gates, Robert M (1943-)

Greiner, Helen (1967-)

Kurzweil, Raymond (1948-)

McCarthy, John (1927-)

Minsky, Marvin (1927-)

Moravec, Hans (1948-)

Obama, Barack (1961-)

Panetta, Leon (1938-)

Reddy, Raj (1937-)

Simon, Herbert A (1916-2001)

Turning, Alan (1912-1954)

Vaucanson, Jacques de (1709-1782)

Warwick, Kevin (1954-)

Whittaker, William "Red" (1948-)

Wilson, Daniel (1978-)

Data And Documents:

BigDog

Dragon Eye

Dragon Runner

Fire Fly / Lightning Bug

Fire scout

Gladiator

Global Hawk

MARCbot

MULE

PackBot

Pioneer

Predator

Raven

Reaper

ScanEagle

Shadow

TALON

Warrior

Documents:

Missile technology control regime

National Defense Authorization, fiscal year 2001

International Code of Conduct against ballistic missile

Proliferation, 2002

Department of Defense Reports to Congress on Development and Utilization of robotics and unmanned ground vehicles, October 2006

US Department of State legal advisor Harold Hoh, speech to the American Society of International Law Annual Conference, 2010

Aircraft Procurement Plan Fiscal Years (FY) 2012-2041, US Air Force, 2011

Policy options for unmanned aircraft systems, Congressional Budget Office, 2011

References

Directory Of Organizations:

Government agencies:

Air Force Research Laboratory

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Robotic Systems Joint Project Office

Research Organizations

Boston Dynamics

Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Foster-Miller Company

General Atomics

Honda Motor Company

iRobto Corporation

MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

RAND Corporation

Stanford Artificial Intelligence laboratory (SAIL)

Defense Conglomerates

BAE Systems

Boeing

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

Lockheed martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

QinetiQ North America

Raytheon Company

Print And Nonprint Resources:

Books and articles

Journals, bulletins, and newsletters

Government Documents and Agency Publications

Web sites

Glossary

Index

About the author.