Robots

How to Ace Your Chatbot Interview

Your next interview will begin with the ping of an incoming text message.

  • By Lila MacLellan, Quartz
Six-wheeled ground delivery robot, from Estonia-based Starship Technologies, share the sidewalk with pedestrians at DuPont Circle, February 2017 in Washington. Six-wheeled ground delivery robot, from Estonia-based Starship Technologies, share the sidewalk with pedestrians at DuPont Circle, February 2017 in Washington.

Who’s Leading the Western Response to Russia’s Warbots? Estonia

A European leader in robotic autonomy turns its attention to the battlefield.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
“Dota 2” cosplayers at a Moscow event in 2016. “Dota 2” cosplayers at a Moscow event in 2016.

OpenAI’s Bots Thrashed Former Professional E-Sports Players at Dota 2

The bots won two of the three matches played.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Microsoft’s Politically Correct Chatbot Is Even Worse Than Its Racist One

Zo has an uncompromising approach which shuts down conversation.

  • By Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin, Quartz
The FEDOR robot is trained to shoot guns. The FEDOR robot is trained to shoot guns.

Russia May Put Androids in Orbit Next Year, State Media Says

The mission would be the latest for FEDOR, created for rescue work — and more recently given the ability to shoot guns.

  • By Paulina Glass, Defense One

DARPA’s New Cars Are Mechanical Mountain Goats

These vehicles can handle rough or extremely uneven terrain.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
R2-D2 and C-3PO at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". R2-D2 and C-3PO at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

These Could Be the Medical Droids NIH is Looking For

The National Institutes of Health want to know if companies can supply autonomous delivery bots to safely and securely deliver medications.

  • By Aaron Boyd

DARPA Plans Bugbot ‘Olympics’ to Foster Breakthrough in Tiny Machines

Redesigning tiny motors and limbs could make microbots a reality.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

The Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To Troops

The Defense Department’s research arm is working on a project that connects human operators’ brains to the systems they’re controlling—and vice versa.

  • By Jack Corrigan

These Magnetic Robots Might Someday Crawl Around Inside You

They're made of 3D-printer ink.

  • By Erik Olsen, Quartz

MIT's New Cheetah Robot Navigates While 'Blind'

No eyes? No problem.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

International Space Station Welcomes Robot Crew Member

CIMON is here to help.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Scientists Built a Transforming Flying Robot Dragon

The aircraft actually solves a bunch of problems facing modern drones.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
A Boston Dynamics SpotMini robot is walks through a conference room during a robotics summit in Boston. A Boston Dynamics SpotMini robot is walks through a conference room during a robotics summit in Boston.

There’s About to Be A Lot More Creepy Boston Dynamics Robots in the World

The company may soon begin to turn its decades-long robotics research into an actual business.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, launch an underwater unmanned vehicle in the Arabian Gulf during routine testing operations. Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, launch an underwater unmanned vehicle in the Arabian Gulf during routine testing operations.

The U.S. Navy Is Developing Mothership Drones for Coastal Defense

The service is looking to accelerate the way it buys, builds and drills drones and robotic ships.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
This March 24, 2017, photo provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an Uber self-driving SUV that flipped on its side in a collision in Tempe, Ariz. This March 24, 2017, photo provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an Uber self-driving SUV that flipped on its side in a collision in Tempe, Ariz.

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Malfunction, It Was Just Bad

There were no software glitches or sensor breakdowns that led to a fatal crash, merely poor object recognition, emergency planning, system design, testing methodology, and human operation.

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic

This Startup’s Racial-Profiling Algorithm Shows AI Can Be Dangerous Way Before Any Robot Apocalypse

The new algorithm which promises to accurately look at images of people and determine their ethnic background.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft Acquired an AI Startup That Helps it Take on Google Duplex

Now it’s just a matter of who can build that technology fastest.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Robot vehicle ELAP, is presented during the European Land Robot show in Hammelburg, southern Germany. Robot vehicle ELAP, is presented during the European Land Robot show in Hammelburg, southern Germany.

How NATO’s Transformation Chief Is Pushing the Alliance to Keep Up in AI

Experimental robot medics and autonomy-driven base protection highlight NATO’s race to keep up with China, Russia, and the U.S. in emerging technology.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Boston Dynamics Is Going to Start Selling its Creepy Robots in 2019

The company will build about 100 robots over the next year.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz