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….
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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…
San Francisco PD Proposes Letting Robots Kill Suspects
By Tyler Durden A policy drafted by the San Francisco Police Department has sent a petition to the city’s Board of Supervisors which would allow…
Amazon Unveils Warehouse Robot To Replace Human Pickers Amid Unionization Threats
By Tyler Durden The rise of automation could be set to enter hyperdrive speed at Amazon warehouses nationwide in response to Covid lockdowns, unionization, and…
Last-Mile Automation Carnage: Fedex And Amazon Give Up On Delivery Robots
By Tyler Durden October has been a rough month for the last-mile delivery robot industry as Amazon called it quits on their six-wheeled robot “Scout” for home…
Oakland Police Want “Terminator Style” Robot With Shotgun
By Tyler Durden The Oakland Police Department is pushing for robots with a potentially lethal shotgun-like attachment, according to The Intercept. Oakland Police and Oakland Police…
Amazon Abandons Last-Mile Delivery Robot; Great News For Uber Eat Drivers
By Tyler Durden Last-mile delivery drivers (like ones working for Uber Eats) likely breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when they heard Amazon halted pilot…
Australia Fast-Tracks “Killer” Robo-Subs To Plug Capability Gap
By Tyler Durden As the submarine “gap” between China’s military and Australia’s widens, a company named “Anduril” will build the first 30-meter-long underwater “killer” drone…
Dystopian Robot Dog Inventors Launch New AI Institute to Create World’s “Most Intelligent Machines”
By MindMatters.AI Boston Dynamics’ Marc Raibert thinks they’ll make progress at machines that think like humans if they keep at it long enough. Hyundai Motor…
Russian Arms Fair: Robot Dog Equipped With RPG Launcher
The robotic arms race is in full swing. This robotic dog is equipped with an RPG launcher and is “dressed” like a Ninja. This follows…
Robot Arms Replace Shelf Stockers In Japan Stores, Targets World
Since Technocrats crave efficiency, it is easy to design robots that will replace human store shelf stockers. There are well over 150,000 stores targeted for…
Robot Dog Learns to Walk in an Hour After Scientists Build “virtual spinal cord”
By Study Finds “Our robot is practically ‘born’ knowing nothing about its leg anatomy or how they work.” STUTTGART, Germany — A robot dog with…