GENEVA, Sept 6 — Nearly 130 countries yesterday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) — “killer robots” to their critics — a first step...

128 nations reached consensus on a non-binding framework for lethal autonomous weapons in Geneva, but critics say major powers diluted the text

The text agreed upon has not yet been made public — but campaign groups following the talks have already criticised leading countries for dragging their feet on the issue.