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Killer robots might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they're alarmingly close to becoming a reality. A new report from the United Nations Human Rights Commission suggests that lethal autonomous robots need to be regulated
Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the ubiquitous insects.
The lawyer who first drew up White House policy on lethal drone strikes has accused the Obama administration of overusing them because of its reluctance to capture prisoners that would otherwise have to be sent to Guantánamo Bay.
Designed by engineering students, the GROVER is about to start starting exploring the wilds of Greenland.
This quadrotor uses a nature-inspired, dry adhesive to cling to surfaces for extra-covert spying.
After clocking nearly 100 million miles in orbit, one of the space shuttle program's huge robotic arms was unveiled to the public Thursday (May 2) at its last stop — a museum in the country's capital.
It can also pick up batteries and basketballs, use a key to open a door, and operate a drill!
MIT Professor Daniela Rus leads an effort to perfect specialized robot designs that anyone could easily adapt and quickly print locally almost anywhere. Currently, it takes years and many resources to produce, program and design a functioning robot.
And calm your drone-panicked nerves!
A new robot that can predict human actions with surprising accuracy is giving restaurant waitstaff and bellhops a run for their money.
The snake 'bot will slither through collapsed buildings on its way to saving you and/or scaring you out of your mind.
The robot's stretchy, sensor-studded "skin" lets it touch humans without crushing them.
It's not your usual rubber snake: for the first time, a soft-bodied robot is able to slither around powered by air. It can reach a leisurely top speed of 19 millimetres per second.
Robots Make Perfect Assistants — But Not Caregivers
A computer program that lets virtual robots "breed" and reproduce has resulted in a huge variety of functional designs for real-life robots of the future— and many of them are better than the ones humans could develop.
A smaller, cheaper, faster brain model
Airplanes have long been capable of flying on their own, Google’s self-driving car has racked up more than 300,000 miles on public roads and trains… well, trains still rely upon a guy in the cab to keep them going.
If you’ve been to the RoboGames, you’ve seen everything from flame-throwing battlebots to androids that play soccer. But robo-athletes are more than just performers. They’re a path to the future.
A team of researchers has done something remarkable: they've demonstrated simulated evolution in a visible, simple way.
If you’ve been to the RoboGames, you’ve seen everything from flame-throwing battlebots to androids that play soccer. But robo-athletes are more than just performers. They’re a path to the future.
James is the Air Force’s deputy chief for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, giving him the flying service’s drone portfolio.
Google has always been an artificial intelligence company, so it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading scientists in the field, joined the search giant late last year.
The most important lesson of the internet age is that we can’t anticipate what will happen when we give people — from talented engineers and developers to everyday users — an exciting new platform … along with the freedom to innovate on top of it.
Good news, prospective robot overlords: Researchers in Germany have proven that humans do indeed feel empathy for robots.
From R2-D2 in "Star Wars" to Furby, robots can generate surprisingly humanlike feelings. Watching a robot being abused or cuddled has a similar effect on people to seeing those things done to a human, new research shows.
Government security officials in Yemen have claimed that a US drone strike killed two al Qaeda militants. If confirmed, it would be the third American drone strike to hit Yemen in less than a week.
Plus three robots that are already saving lives.
Wearers can push one button for complex movements like right-clicking a mouse and picking up a pen.
Stomping in from the future at a menacing 1 kilometer per hour
It's a start.
