| ：As the application of autonomous robots continues to deepen in military and social domains, academia is engaged in intense debate regarding the determination of robots’ moral status, centering on the attribute approach and the relational approach. One side judges based on whether robots possess intrinsic properties such as consciousness and rationality, while the other side relies on the relationships formed between robots and humans through social interactions. However, both approaches pursue a unified, rigid, and unchanging standard, facing numerous insurmountable theoretical difficulties. This paper proposes a third approach: the national security approach. This approach is characterized by its goal orientation, context dependence, dynamism, and adjustability. In light of Marxist theory of the state and the development of robotics, the understanding of national security must undergo a paradigm shift. In the new era, national security fundamentally represents the ultimate challenge of harnessing technological revolution, preventing social fragmentation, and ensuring that the state, as “public power” serves people rather than becoming alienated from them. Therefore, the assignment of moral status to robots must be based on national security, dynamically addressing the issue of determination standards to varying degrees according to the evolution of robots and social practices. |