Robots

Briefing

The rise and regulation of killer police robots

Police with bomb squad robot in San Francisco

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Affirmative

San Francisco approves police request to deploy lethal robots

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Dystopia Now!

San Francisco's controversial proposal to let police use killer robots

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Elon Musk says Tesla's humanoid robot prototype will be ready by 2022

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This flying robot is light enough to 'land on a leaf'

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Scientists have been testing a new method of uterus transplants — and one of the recipients just gave birth

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Meet Flippy, the world's first burger-flipping robot

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The Daily Show pits robots against journalists, and reporters should be very worried

Siri decided to answer a question on Iran

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Watch Siri interrupt White House press briefing, apologize for Iran deal politics

AI experts, famous and obscure, want a ban on autonomous weapons

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Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, hundreds more urge global ban on autonomous killer robots

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This robot can supposedly read your emotions

The cuter the robot, the bigger the security risk?

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The cuter the robot, the bigger the security risk?

You might actually be happy to see this cyborg cockroach

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You might actually be happy to see this cyborg cockroach

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Scientists find a way to make more than 1,000 robots work together

Report: Most current jobs won't exist in 10 years

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Report: Most current jobs won't exist in 10 years

Meet Cujo, the U.S. military's oddly endearing new robotic pack mule

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Meet Cujo, the U.S. military's oddly endearing new robotic pack mule

Watch the robotic cheetah created by MIT researchers in action

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Watch the robotic cheetah created by MIT researchers in action

West Virginia police want a $35,000 robot to assess SWAT situations

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West Virginia police want a $35,000 robot to assess SWAT situations

Amazon will ship your holiday gifts with the help of a robot army

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Amazon will ship your holiday gifts with the help of a robot army

Korean scientists have created a humanoid robot pilot, because drones aren't everything

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Korean scientists have created a humanoid robot pilot, because drones aren't everything

Stephen Colbert is terrified of our future black lesbian robot overlords

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Robots

Robots

The rise and regulation of killer police robots

San Francisco approves police request to deploy lethal robots

San Francisco's controversial proposal to let police use killer robots

Elon Musk says Tesla's humanoid robot prototype will be ready by 2022

This flying robot is light enough to 'land on a leaf'

Scientists have been testing a new method of uterus transplants — and one of the recipients just gave birth

Meet Flippy, the world's first burger-flipping robot

The Daily Show pits robots against journalists, and reporters should be very worried

Watch Siri interrupt White House press briefing, apologize for Iran deal politics

Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, hundreds more urge global ban on autonomous killer robots

This robot can supposedly read your emotions

The cuter the robot, the bigger the security risk?

You might actually be happy to see this cyborg cockroach

Scientists find a way to make more than 1,000 robots work together

Report: Most current jobs won't exist in 10 years

Meet Cujo, the U.S. military's oddly endearing new robotic pack mule

Watch the robotic cheetah created by MIT researchers in action

West Virginia police want a $35,000 robot to assess SWAT situations

Amazon will ship your holiday gifts with the help of a robot army

Korean scientists have created a humanoid robot pilot, because drones aren't everything

Stephen Colbert is terrified of our future black lesbian robot overlords