what is your point of view on autonomous robots?

Answer 1

The propose of man-made use objects is their value to each man. On "Star Trek", the tricorder, is a device with many capabilities, directly operated by man for use by planetary scouts--containing camera, radar locater, transponders to help one if lost, a camera, analytical capabilities, etc. If men build robots, they must have classes of function and the most extreme safeguards built in.
Even if one could be built that outfunctioned the human we would have t refuse to build such a monstrosity. The purpose of life is living it well; the nonliving cannot do so except by an analogue; and their purposes can never be man's--that's why man must give a robot or an android its purpose. Read "I Robot" by Isaac Asimov if you haven't, for a cautionary tale of how to use robots...and how not to. do so.

Answer 2

Inevitable.
By 'autonomous' I assume you mean able to navigate on it's own to acomplish a task? That is already in use in the military for air and ground recon vehicles.
If you are thinking of that level of function in a civilian enviroment, it will be here soon. Traditionally technology goes from military, to industry or commercial use (as appropriate), to civilian. Give it a few years for the price to come down.
If by autonomous you mean able to learn and think, there is a fundamental difference between people and robots. That can be compared to black and white vs. shades of grey. Computers currently only work in binary, 1 or 0, black or white. They react only as the programmer has commanded them to. Human neurocells 'charge up' and when a level is reached discharge to charge up connected cells. This is a process that is under research. In my opinion humans will eventually make a processor that works in the same way.
So unless you have some other definition of 'autonomous', it will come to pass eventually.
For better or worse is an entirely different discussion

Answer 3

No such thing, if what you are referring to is A.I.

There is a common misconception, facilitated by science fiction, that if we make computers and robots advanced enough, they will eventually be able to "think" for themselves in the same way that humans do. Not so. Computers, however advanced, are only capable of producing outputs in accordance with their programming. If we program them to create very advanced or even random outputs, that does not make what they are doing "thinking". They are simply executing a more advanced program.

Science fiction books and films capitalize on the concept of A.I., which is perfectly fine in fiction and entertainment, but it is important to realize that such a thing cannot, under ANY circumstances, transcend fiction and become reality. The very essence of what a computer is forbids it.