According to a report on August 23, according to Reuters, in January of this year, researchers warned six robot manufacturers that they had nearly 50 safety defects in their homes, businesses, and industrial robots. Researchers say that so far only a few of these issues have been resolved.
Cybersecurity company IOActive researchers Cesar Cerrudo and Lucas Apa said that these flaws will allow hackers to monitor users and disable the robot's security features. Tilt and move violently, putting users and bystanders at risk.
Although they said that there are no indications that hackers have exploited these loopholes, they claim that these robots are easily attacked by hackers. The fact that manufacturers are indifferent to this fact makes robots appear in homes, offices and factories in the future. Security risks.
Apa said in an interview: “Our research shows that even non-military robots can be a weapon that can cause personal injury.â€
He said that these robots will not use bullets or explosives, but will use their microphones, cameras, arms and legs. The difference is that in the near future they will appear around us. We need to ensure that safety will not bring us danger as soon as possible. â€
Prior to his remarks, more than 100 robotics experts signed a letter jointly urging the UN to ban the development of killer military robots or automatic weapons.
Apa, a senior security consultant, said that only Rethink Robotics, one of the six robot manufacturers warned, has said that it has solved some problems. He said that he could not confirm this because his team did not come into contact with the robot produced by that company.
Rethink Robotics produces two intelligent collaborative robots - Baxter and Sawyer Baxter. A spokesperson for the company said that apart from its education and research robots, there are still two problems and all the problems have been solved.
Apa said that he has assessed the latest progress made by the other five robot manufacturers and convinced him that none of his problems have been solved. The five robot manufacturers are Denmark's Universal Robots, SoftBank Robotics, Japan's Asratec, China's UBTECH Robotics, and Korea's Robotis.
Asratec claims that so far the company has released software for its robots that is limited to “a sample program for amateurs,†but it believes IOActive pointed out the security holes in these software. The company stated that its plans to release software for commercial use will be different.
Robotis declined to comment. The other three robot manufacturers did not immediately respond to the press request for comment.
Joshua Ziering, founder of drone maker Kittyhawk.io, said that the robot industry’s slow response to the security flaws researchers have discovered is not surprising. He said: "When a new technology suddenly appears on the market, people can't immediately ensure it is safe." (Liu Chun)
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