Robotic laws are real or conceptual sets of restrictions on the behavior of robots.

In fiction, perhaps the most prominent expression of this concept is the Three Laws of Robotics

Three Laws of Robotics

The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov and later added to. The rules are introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they were foreshadowed in a few earlier stories...

 described by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...

 in many of his short stories and novels. A nonfictional, speculative form can be found in Tilden's Laws of Robotics, three guiding principles/rules for robots by Mark W. Tilden.