Robots
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Is the era of robotaxis over before it ever really started?
Talking Point As the nascent self-driving ride service industry gears up to expand beyond San Francisco, some tech and transportation experts say it's time to pump the breaks
By Rafi Schwartz Published
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First crocodile virgin birth recorded
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Growing number of people ‘actually aliens’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The rise and regulation of killer police robots
Speed Read 'When you have a hammer, everything looks more like a nail'
By Peter Weber Published
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Are killer robots now legal in San Francisco?
feature Officials vote to allow police to use remote-controlled devices with lethal capability in ‘extraordinary circumstances’
By Richard Windsor Published
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San Francisco approves police request to deploy lethal robots
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By Peter Weber Published
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San Francisco police are controversially asking permission to use killer robots on civilians
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By Peter Weber Published
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How To Murder Your Husband author sentenced for murdering husband
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Elon Musk says Tesla's humanoid robot prototype will be ready by 2022
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Eager punters offer to bankroll sex robot production
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Snake robots, farm protests and pet food
podcast What can we learn from the skin of sidewinders? Why are farmers descending on Delhi? And would your cat eat lab-grown mouse protein?
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Parks, mindful robots and selfish vaccines
podcast Will offices give way to green spaces? Are robots on the verge of mastering empathy? And what’s gone wrong with the EU’s vaccine plan?
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Squid teeth’ could be used by US army for ‘self-repairing’ robots
Speed Read Military scientists hope cephalopods could also be the secret to building ‘self-fixing’ uniforms
By Joe Evans Published
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£20m robotic dolphin could replace captive animals
Speed Read Chinese ban on exotic creatures could see robot revolution
By James Ashford Published
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