In 2011, the [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]] (EPSRC) and the [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] (AHRC) of [[GreatUnited BritainKingdom]] jointly published a set of five ethical "principles for designers, builders and users of robots" in the [[wikt:real world|real world]], along with seven "high-level messages" intended to be conveyed, based on a September 2010 research workshop:<ref name="revolution" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Principles of robotics: Regulating Robots in the Real World|url=http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/research/ourportfolio/themes/engineering/activities/principlesofrobotics/|publisher=[[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]]|accessdate=2011-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Winfield|first=Alan|title=Five roboethical principles – for humans|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028111.100-five-roboethical-principles--for-humans.htm|publisher=[[New Scientist]]|accessdate=2011-10-03}}</ref>
# Robots should not be designed solely or primarily to kill or harm humans.
