Back Arma autònoma letal Catalan Lethal Autonomous Weapon System German Armas autónomas letales Spanish Système d'armes létales autonome French נשק אוטונומי קטלני HE Մահացու ինքնակառավարվող զենք Armenian 自律型致死兵器システム Japanese Dodelijk autonoom wapen Dutch Armas Autônomas Letais Portuguese Смертоносная автономная система вооружений Russian
Lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) are a type of autonomous military system that can independently search for and engage targets based on programmed constraints and descriptions. LAWs are also known as lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), autonomous weapon systems (AWS), robotic weapons or killer robots. LAWs may operate in the air, on land, on water, underwater, or in space. The autonomy of systems as of 2018[update] was restricted in the sense that a human gives the final command to attack—though there are exceptions with certain "defensive" systems.