A robot landed a plane, and nothing bad happened
We joke a lot about the eventual robot apocalypse — when mankind will inevitably be enslaved by our very own creations and forced to serve …
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Researchers warn that hacked industrial robots could kill in more ways than one
Robotic workers have already revolutionized several different manufacturing industries, and as the tireless machines grow smarter and smarter, the risks posed by hackers continue to ramp …
Robots can teach new skills to other robots, which is in no way terrifying
All those movies about robots taking over the world and destroying mankind put some terrifying thoughts into our minds. What if that’ll actually happen in …
This bipedal running robot is the last thing you’ll see before robots claim the Earth
Robotics engineers with companies like Boston Dynamics have been hard at work on complex computer systems paired with motion sensors and gyroscopes to give their …
Researchers built an automated robot that specializes in drilling through human skulls
One trope shared among all the fictional depictions of a futuristic robot uprising is the idea that, because we’ve taught robots so much about how humans function, …
Chinese firm unveils giant ‘Monkey King’ gladiator robot
The battle of the megabots just got a little more mega. What the world needs now is gladiator robots, so make room for Monkey King. …
Stay calm, citizens: Russia’s gun-wielding robot is definitely ‘not Terminator’
When it comes to fears of robots taking over the world, mental images inspired by Terminator immediately spring to mind. But if robots really were …
Elon Musk’s lab forced bots to create their own language
Have you ever experienced the dread of overhearing two people, speaking a language you don’t understand, begin laughing wildly? You just have to wonder what …
Researchers build nightmare spider robot that’s faster than a real bug
It’s estimated that as much as 30% of the population has some degree of arachnophobia, making it one of the more common fears among humanity. It …
Boston Dynamics has been secretly developing this utterly terrifying wheeled robot
Boston Dynamics makes a lot of weird stuff, and the videos showcasing the firm’s various creations have always struck fear into the hearts of anyone …
Vespa creator is launching this weird cargo-carrying personal robot
Ever wish you had more than two hands? Sometimes carrying all your personal crap around every day is just too much for a person to …
The robots are coming (to deliver your groceries)
The future will feature a lot more pizza bots instead of pizza boys if London-based delivery robot maker Starship Technologies has anything to say about …
This Chinese woman isn’t real
There’s a very special Chinese “woman” who has become a bit of a celebrity over the past year or so, making public appearances and chatting …
This giant manned robot might patrol the North Korean border
Robots can be terrifying all on their own, but stick a human being inside and give them control of the mechanical muscles that provide superhuman strength …
This iPhone-controlled robot will destroy you… in air hockey
There are countless games on the App Store that will make you feel inferior to a computer-controlled opponent. Almost all of those apps will beat you with in …
Watch this huge combat robot play with real cars for fun
Having never build a robot of any kind, I can’t say whether it’s an enjoyable experience or not. What I can say, and with utter …
Watch these potential Mars robot designs endure the Utah desert
Testing a vehicle meant to traverse the harsh conditions of another world is pretty difficult here on Earth, but when it comes to putting potential Mars …
Parkour robots can do tricks you’d only dream of
Few people can say they can master parkour, the art of surpassing obstacles by jumping over or bouncing off of them. It looks all very …
Meet the professor who will help robots learn common sense
Sergey Levine is an assistant professor at UC Berkeley whose research is focused on the thing our parents used to make such a fuss over, …
Robot patrol: Israeli Army to deploy autonomous vehicles on Gaza border
Israel is planning to bolster its high-tech arsenal by deploying fully autonomous military vehicles along the country’s dangerous border with Gaza. “This is the future …
Harvard scientists develop first autonomous soft robot
Meet the octobot, a unique new creation out of Harvard that the university says could be the first step in a new kind of bot. …
Meet the robots that will help us win the wars of the future
If former Marine and entrepreneur Sean Bielat has his way, the law enforcement officer tentatively approaching a vehicle in the future after making a traffic …
Heartless robotic security guard viciously attacks small toddler
The robot apocalypse has been a long time coming, but I thought we had a few more years left before Skynet took over. Unfortunately, that …
This Battlebots match is 3 minutes of pure robot carnage
Battlebots is very transparently all about watching lovingly-built machines getting smashed to pieces. There’s no X Factor-style character development, no American Ninja Warrior sob stories. It’s two metal …
Boston Dynamics’ tiny new robot sneaks through your house like a ninja
Boston Dynamics, the robotics company that will someday be responsible for the end of humanity, just unveiled its latest creation. It’s called SpotMini, and it’s …
That runaway Russian robot was probably a PR stunt
Yesterday, the internet went slightly crazy for the story of Promobot, a Russian-made “runaway robot” that escaped its handlers and caused a traffic jam on a …
This is the droid your household has been looking for
For as much as people talk about (and rightfully get excited about) smartphone advancements, we don’t often hear about technological strides in the field of …
Meet Leo, the robot that could make air travel a little less awful
Raise your hand if you hate dealing with airports. As soon as you’re done waiting in line to drop off your luggage, you’re off to …
Cool robot hand learns as it goes
It’s a device that brings to mind the bodyless hand, Thing, from The Addams Family: a human-like robotic hand, engineered by scientists at the University …
This humanoid robot diver is a submersible avatar
A professor at Stanford University has designed a robotic humanoid diver with articulated hands that is designed to be an underwater avatar, exploring the way …
