Europe‘s growing army of robot workers could be classed as „electronic persons“ and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.(…)
Patrick Schwarzkopf, managing director of the VDMA‘s robotic and automation department, said: „That we would create a legal framework with electronic persons – that‘s something that could happen in 50 years but not in 10 years.“