Korea plans to adopt the world’s first robot ethics code that bans humans from abusing robots and vice versa.

The charter, which will be adopted near the end of this year, will be applied to both humans and robots.

It will be based on the "Three Laws of Robotics” put forward by U.S. science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1942. The laws ban robots from attacking humans, require them to obey human orders and preserve their own existence.

A 12-member panel consisting of lawyers, government officials, scientists, medical doctors, and a psychologist will draft the ethics code.

Lee Jang-han, professor of psychology at Chungang University and a panel member, said the committee will find a way to have robots abide by the ethics of human society.