The Three Laws Of Robotics

• A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
• A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
• A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

The Zeroth Law

• A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.

“Transparent Machines”
by Beeple (2013)

A machine building itself – a reference BS found for motion.

“Bjork – All Is Full Of Love”
by Chris Cunningham (1997)

One of the first references for the concept. Robots getting it on. But what happens next?

Synopsis

It has been fifteen years since the Sentience Amendments to the UN Declaration of Human Rights. In some countries robots live peacefully among the human population while in others they are still subject to persecution and enslavement.

Whilst the majority are receptive to integration, murmurs of opposition are rising on both sides. Robot activists are taking increasingly aggressive actions to liberate those in servitude. And anti-robot groups wishing to strip robots of their rights are gaining momentum through fear, asserting it is only a matter of time before robots assume control through subversion of the zeroth law.

With advances in biomechanics, human abuse of robotic enhancements is widespread. And as a generation of robots contemplate their expiration and explore procreation, the line between man and machine is becoming increasingly blurred.

~MR

A starting point…

What if HBO/Netflix did a TV series based in a world similar to that of Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot” stories. And the title sequence reflected a robotic conception with metal and plastic mimicking organic processes.