Robots and free software

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)peer-review

Abstract

This article examines whether the arguments put forward by Free Software advocates in the context of computers also apply for robots. It summarises their key arguments and explores whether or not they appear transferable to robot cases. Doing so, it comes to the conclusion that, in the majority of cases, the reasons that may make the use of Free Software over proprietary software preferable in other technologies, equally apply in the case of robots.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages63-76
Volume84
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameIntelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
Volume84
ISSN (Print)2213-8986
ISSN (Electronic)2213-8994

Research Keywords

  • Ethics
  • Free software
  • Freedom
  • Open source
  • Ownership
  • Power
  • Privacy
  • Readability
  • Robots

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