Do not ban “Killer Robots” !

The ban of so called “Killer Robots” is strongly prescribed by certains States and numerous influential NGOs. Following the report of the Informal Group of Experts created by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, a Governmental Group of Experts is due to examine this issue and formulate recommendations by the end of 2017. In this article, the current state of discussions in Geneva is summarized and the reasons not to ban R&D programs related to hypothetical “Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems” are put forward.