A leading futurist and CEO of Poikos, Nell Watson, at The Conference in Malmo Sweden, said that as robots get smarter and more capable, they should also be taught human values so that that they don't end up destroying humans.

According to Watson, there are two types of intelligence systems; one relies on intuitions and other on rules. Robots currently use 'system two' intelligence system, which completely rely on rules. But now, robots will be dropped to 'system one' thinking, which will help them to make assumptions based on the world around them.

They will be made socially aware to perceive everything and can navigate their way around their environment. This would allow robots to help domestically and even work in complex professions like stock-broking and medicine.

However, Ms. Watson expressed concerns over super-intelligent robots. She said, "I can't help but look at these trends and imagine how then we shall live? When we start to see super-intelligent artificial intelligences are they going to be friendly or unfriendly?"

Teaching machines to be kind is not enough, as the machines could decide that the greatest benevolence to human beings as a race is to get rid of us all together.

The development of robots raised concerns earlier this year when Human Rights Watch warned 'killer robots' could "put basic human rights" at risk. So-called killer robots are considered to be independent machines that are capable to identify and kill targets without human input.

Stephen Hawking warns swift progress in artificial-intelligence (AI) research is both a boon and a curse. Creating highly-intelligent machines would have huge benefits, but it could potentially lead to a big mistake in history.