In a World Full of Robots, Humans Wanted
By Kerry McDonald The K-12 district schools I went to while growing up in a Boston suburb look nearly the same today as they did…
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Return of the RoboDogs
By Nicholas West Earlier resistance to AI-driven robocops on the streets of New York appears to have lessened in the wake of rising crime and…
Robots with a Sense of Touch? Scientists Create Flexible E-skin for “soft machines”
By Study Finds Are humans one step closer to giving robots a true sense of touch? Scientists are developing electronic skin that they hope will…
Terminator-style Shapeshifting Robot can LIQUEFY and Then Reform Itself!
By Study Finds Fans of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day likely remember the terrifying scene where the killer robot turns into liquid metal to slide…
Watch: Boston Dynamics’ Creepy Humanoid Robot Learns More Tricks
By Tyler Durden Boston Dynamics’ latest video of its six-foot-tall bipedal humanoid, Atlas, shows it has acquired new skills that enable it to operate in…
Smartphone App Using AI Acts Like a Robot Lawyer — Tells Defendants What to Say in Court
By Study Finds A smartphone app that can tell a defendant what to say in court using artificial intelligence has been used for the first…
What Killer Robots Mean for the Future of War
By Jonathan Erskine, University of Bristol and Miranda Mowbray, University of Bristol You might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called…
Ukraine War Becomes Global Testing Ground For Military Robots
For nations not willing to risk direct military involvement in Ukraine, Technocrats sending advanced robot technology instead makes for a perfect experimental lab to test…
Police Drones and Robots: 2022 in Review
By Matthew Guariglia The rising tide of policing by robots and drones may seem relentless or even inevitable. But activism, legislative advocacy, and public outrage…
Boston Dynamics’ Creepy Robo-Hounds Decorate A Christmas Tree
By Tyler Durden Netflix’s post-apocalyptic drama Black Mirror featured a terrifying vision of robot dogs hunting humans. The quadruped robot resembles the actual real-life robot…
VICTORY! San Francisco Bans Killer Robots…For Now
By Matthew Guariglia In a stunning 8-to-3 vote yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banned the SFPD from using deadly force with remote-controlled robots….
44 Local Organizations Stand Against SFPD’s Killer Robots
By Matthew Guariglia EFF is announcing a letter signed by 44 community groups who stand united in opposition to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Crush! Kill! Destroy!”—The Robot, Lost in Space The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives…
Red Alert: The San Francisco PD Wants the Power to Kill with Robots
By Matthew Guariglia The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote soon on a policy that would allow the San Francisco Police Department to use…