# Robot safety functions can fail when manipulated inputs mislead them

> Original title: Your Robot’s Safety Functions Already Work. What If the Input Lies?

- Source: IEEE Spectrum · AI
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:14:39.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ls1i7bd4y3z20hkoegw5rpihs
- Original: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-robot-safety-cybersecurity-vicone

## Summary

VicOne LAB R7 tested how untrusted inputs can change robot behavior, including a robot dog that followed text on a poster and a hospital-service robot simulation altered by crafted inaudible audio. In one bounty test, an injected ROS 2/DDS message made a robot move under a setting organizers expected to keep it still. The article argues that safety reviews should test how deliberate manipulation, not only accidental faults, can affect the inputs safety functions rely on.