Is it OK to kick a robot dog?
- Written by: Robert Sparrow, Professor, Department of Philosophy; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
ShutterstockLast Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and did what many of us might have felt an urge to do: she gave it a solid kick in the head.
After all, who hasn’t thought about lashing out at “intelligent” technologies that frustrate us as often as they serve...



















