Description

Quantum robots, defined as mobile quantum systems with an on-board quantum computer and any
needed ancillary systems, interact with other quantum systems which are part of the environment.
The logic which describes quantum robots is not orthodox quantum logic, but a deductive calculus
which reproduces the quantum tasks (computational processes, and actions) taking into account
quantum superposition and quantum entanglement. The logical object-language cannot be viewed
as the “reflection” of the usual classical metalanguage: a quantum metalanguage is needed.
Quantum robots can, in principle, become aware of the environment, take decisions, and make
experiments. In principle, quantum robots can become intelligent machines. In this case, it is
believed they might learn much faster than classical machines, because of quantum speed-up.
Then, quantum robots, once they will be built, might result to be those hyper-intelligent machines
which will lead to the so-called technological singularity. Such a singularity might be dangerous if
quantum robots become self-aware and take advantage on humans. To avoid such a problem, it
would be useful to adopt a quantum metalanguage to control quantum robots in a dialectic way, that
is, without lowering their capabilities by quantum measurements. A physical implementation of a
quantum metalanguage might be the use of coherent states in brain signals. In this way the external
agent virtually acts as he was in a composite quantum system together with the quantum robot. This
is the quantum version of non-invasive BCI (Brain-Computer Interface). In this case the observer
can be considered internal by the use of a quantum metalanguage, resulting in an obviously
conscious Quantum Brain-Computer.