Bot Wars Today

Option 1: The Ethics of Autonomous Warfare (Academic/Political)

Option 2: Robot Combat and the Evolution of STEM (Cultural/Technical) Bot Wars

: Discuss the "moral offloading" that occurs when machines select targets. If a robot commits a war crime, is the programmer or the commander responsible?. This essay explores the legacy of the and

This essay focuses on the real-world implications of and the shift toward "robotic empire". Bot Wars

This essay explores the legacy of the and the rise of robot combat as a sport like BattleBots . Bot wars: the arms race, SEAS-style

: Contrast the benefit of robots—who don't feel rage or fatigue—with the "dignity argument": the idea that humans have a right to be killed only by a moral agent who made a choice.

Because "Bot Wars" refers to several different concepts, here are three essay outlines based on the most common interpretations: a futuristic military ethics analysis, a reflection on robot combat as a sport, or a literary analysis of the Bot Wars novel series.