Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Drones that can fire pepperballs or Tazers at suspects. Robots armed with explosives to kill criminals. Driverless cars patrolling our neighbourhoods. All of these innovations exist and are being used by police forces around the world. Professor Noel Sharkey of Robot Wars fame talks about the growth of the 'killer robot' industry and what needs to happen in order to prevent it from changing policing and democracy.