International Baccalaureate IB Digital society

- Robots – industrial and productivity robots, service robots, social robots
- Autonomous technologies – Internet of things, autonomous vehicles, drones, virtual assistants

Characteristics of robots and autonomous technologies

- Sensory inputs for spatial, environmental and operational awareness
- Ability to logically reason with inputs, often using machine vision and/or machine learning
- Ability to interact and move in physical environments, sometimes remotely
- Demonstration of some degree of autonomy

Evolution of robots and autonomous technologies

- Early forms of robots and autonomous technology
- Robots in science fiction and philosophy
- Use in industry and manufacturing
- Expanding interactions with human users
- Machine consciousness, cognitive robotics and robot rights

Robots and autonomous technology dilemmas