Third Law of Robotics
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005966
A principle stating that a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. This law introduces a self-preservation directive for robots, subordinate to human safety and obedience to human commands. It completes a set of three rules designed to govern robotic ethics.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005966 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Robotics |
| See also | First Law of Robotics; Second Law of Robotics; Three Laws of Robotics |
| Translations | German: Drittes Gesetz der Robotik; Spanish: Tercera Ley de la Robótica; French: Troisième Loi de la Robotique |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Third Law of Robotics",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A principle stating that a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. This law introduces a self-preservation directive for robots, subordinate to human safety and obedience to human commands. It completes a set of three rules designed to govern robotic ethics.",
"subject": "Robotics",
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"Three Laws of Robotics"
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"translations": {
"de": "Drittes Gesetz der Robotik",
"es": "Tercera Ley de la Robótica",
"fr": "Troisième Loi de la Robotique"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/third-law-of-robotics/"
}
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